You’re not imagining it: Women aren’t getting a good deal at home or at work. We have the evidence to prove it. This book gives you the power to change it.

For women in America today, the promise of “having it all” is an ever-elusive carrot; the reality is that while we are doing it all, we face unsustainable demands on our time and efforts, in every sphere. The data shows that biologically, culturally, economically, we are on an uneven playing ground, and one that drains us of our happiness. But that same data can empower us to make choices that will reclaim our time, our energy—and even our joy.

In Having It All, Wharton professor and economist Dr. Corinne Low unpacks the hidden factors that influence women’s decision-making, and how these choices can alter the course of our lives. From whether to obtain an advanced degree to what type of career to pursue, when or whether to get married and/or have children, or even where to live—Dr. Low explores essential questions such as:

- What if flexible working isn't the answer, and we actually need more boundaries?

- What if there is no optimal time to “have a family” but rather a slew of different considerations at different life stages?

-What if we approached decisions around marriage and partnership as rigorously as we would an employment opportunity?

For too long, women have been expected to accept labor-intensive solutions to systemic problems–optimize, lean in, work harder. But Dr. Low isn’t suggesting women need to do more. In the tradition of bestselling books like Eve Rodsky’s Fair Play and Emily Oster’s Cribsheet, Having It All blends personal experience, research, and analysis to help shed light on the constraints women face, and offer an evidence-based framework for getting a better deal. Consider it the essential economics textbook for life as a woman—but hopefully, a little more fun.