33 Books like Fair Play

Fed Up

by Gemma Hartley • 2018

Noticing, planning, soothing: invisible work women are raised for and men are trained to ignore.

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🧹 Domestic Labor ⚖️ Marriage Equality ✊ Feminist Self-Help 🚧 Boundary Setting 📣 Modern Feminism

Fed Up 97%

Noticing, planning, soothing: invisible work women are raised for and men are trained to ignore.

by Gemma Hartley 2018

3.72

4k+ ratings

🧹 Domestic Labor ⚖️ Marriage Equality ✊ Feminist Self-Help 🚧 Boundary Setting 📣 Modern Feminism

Drop the Ball

by Tiffany Dufu • 2017

A shared home spreadsheet, a real partner, and the surprising career gains of doing less.

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👩‍💼 Working Mothers 🏠 Household Labor Division 🎈 Letting Go Of Perfection 🤝 Delegation And Outsourcing 💑 Spousal Partnership

Drop the Ball 96%

A shared home spreadsheet, a real partner, and the surprising career gains of doing less.

by Tiffany Dufu 2017

3.83

4k+ ratings

👩‍💼 Working Mothers 🏠 Household Labor Division 🎈 Letting Go Of Perfection 🤝 Delegation And Outsourcing 💑 Spousal Partnership

How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids

by Jancee Dunn • 2017

When kids pushed her marriage to the brink, a journalist found the research that fixed it.

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15k+

💍 Marriage After Kids 🧹 Division Of Labor 🗣️ Fair Fighting 🔬 Marriage Science ⚖️ Equal Partnership

How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids Summary

How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids 95%

When kids pushed her marriage to the brink, a journalist found the research that fixed it.

by Jancee Dunn 2017

4.06

15k+ ratings

💍 Marriage After Kids 🧹 Division Of Labor 🗣️ Fair Fighting 🔬 Marriage Science ⚖️ Equal Partnership

Ambitious Like a Mother

by Lara Bazelon • 2022

Mothers are told their ambition hurts their kids. The evidence shows it helps them.

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👩‍💼 Working Motherhood 💪 Female Ambition 🍼 Intensive Mothering ⚖️ Gender Double Standards 💰 Financial Independence

Ambitious Like a Mother 95%

Mothers are told their ambition hurts their kids. The evidence shows it helps them.

by Lara Bazelon 2022

3.58

164 ratings

👩‍💼 Working Motherhood 💪 Female Ambition 🍼 Intensive Mothering ⚖️ Gender Double Standards 💰 Financial Independence

The Wife Drought

by Annabel Crabb • 2014

We've spent decades getting women into the workplace. The harder project is getting men out.

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🏠 Domestic Labor Inequality 🍞 Breadwinner Homemaker Divide 👻 Invisible Labor 👩‍👧 Working Mothers 📊 Feminist Economics

The Wife Drought 94%

We've spent decades getting women into the workplace. The harder project is getting men out.

by Annabel Crabb 2014

4.15

4k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Labor Inequality 🍞 Breadwinner Homemaker Divide 👻 Invisible Labor 👩‍👧 Working Mothers 📊 Feminist Economics

The 80/80 Marriage

by Nate Klemp • 2021

The marriage model that replaces scorekeeping with both partners giving more than their share.

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🛋️ Couples Therapy 💍 Modern Marriage 🧹 Division Of Labor ⚖️ Power Dynamics 💕 Intimacy And Connection

The 80/80 Marriage 94%

The marriage model that replaces scorekeeping with both partners giving more than their share.

by Nate Klemp 2021

3.90

3k+ ratings

🛋️ Couples Therapy 💍 Modern Marriage 🧹 Division Of Labor ⚖️ Power Dynamics 💕 Intimacy And Connection

Pay Up

by Reshma Saujani • 2022

The workplace broke mothers, and the pandemic proved it. Nine fixes employers refuse to make.

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970

👩‍💼 Working Mothers ⚖️ Workplace Equity 💰 Unpaid Labor 🍼 Intensive Parenting 🔥 Burnout Culture

Pay Up 93%

The workplace broke mothers, and the pandemic proved it. Nine fixes employers refuse to make.

by Reshma Saujani 2022

3.59

970 ratings

👩‍💼 Working Mothers ⚖️ Workplace Equity 💰 Unpaid Labor 🍼 Intensive Parenting 🔥 Burnout Culture

Spousonomics

by Paula Szuchman • 2011

Nine economic rules for who does the dishes, how you fight, and what happens in bed.

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2k+

🧠 Behavioral Economics 💍 Marriage Advice 📊 Economic Thinking 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🎲 Game Theory

Spousonomics 93%

Nine economic rules for who does the dishes, how you fight, and what happens in bed.

by Paula Szuchman 2011

3.70

2k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 💍 Marriage Advice 📊 Economic Thinking 🤝 Conflict Resolution 🎲 Game Theory

Unfinished Business

by Anne-Marie Slaughter • 2015

Closing the gender gap means changing work, not women: revaluing care and rewriting the rules.

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3k+

🏢 Workplace Equality 🧱 Care Infrastructure 🔄 Career Reentry 🏠 Flexible Work 💼 Working Mothers

Unfinished Business 93%

Closing the gender gap means changing work, not women: revaluing care and rewriting the rules.

by Anne-Marie Slaughter 2015

3.91

3k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Equality 🧱 Care Infrastructure 🔄 Career Reentry 🏠 Flexible Work 💼 Working Mothers

The Empowered Wife

by Laura Doyle • 2017

Forget therapy and fixing him: six unilateral skills that revive a marriage from one side.

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3k+

💍 Marriage Advice 🛀 Self-Care Practices 💔 Vulnerability In Relationships 🙏 Gratitude Practice 🔄 Unilateral Change

The Empowered Wife 92%

Forget therapy and fixing him: six unilateral skills that revive a marriage from one side.

by Laura Doyle 2017

3.97

3k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Advice 🛀 Self-Care Practices 💔 Vulnerability In Relationships 🙏 Gratitude Practice 🔄 Unilateral Change

Beyond Mars and Venus

by John Gray • 2016

Men and women run on different stress chemicals, and equality forgot to account for biology.

3.81

894

🗣️ Couples Communication ⚧️ Gender Dynamics ☯️ Masculine Feminine Balance 🧪 Hormones And Behavior 🧠 Stress Biology

Beyond Mars and Venus 92%

Men and women run on different stress chemicals, and equality forgot to account for biology.

by John Gray 2016

3.81

894 ratings

🗣️ Couples Communication ⚧️ Gender Dynamics ☯️ Masculine Feminine Balance 🧪 Hormones And Behavior 🧠 Stress Biology

Secrets About Men Every Woman Should Know

by Barbara De Angelis • 1990

Why giving him everything pushes him away, and what to do instead.

3.60

1k+

🧬 Gender Differences 👫 Straight Relationships 🧠 Male Psychology 💼 Emotional Labor 💬 Couples Communication

Secrets About Men Every Woman Should Know Summary

Secrets About Men Every Woman Should Know 92%

Why giving him everything pushes him away, and what to do instead.

by Barbara De Angelis 1990

3.60

1k+ ratings

🧬 Gender Differences 👫 Straight Relationships 🧠 Male Psychology 💼 Emotional Labor 💬 Couples Communication

Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie • 2017

Fifteen lessons for raising a daughter who knows her worth is unconditional, not a negotiation.

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89k+

👶 Feminist Parenting 👧 Raising Daughters 🌍 African Feminism ⚧️ Gender Roles ✋ Bodily Autonomy

Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions Summary

Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions 92%

Fifteen lessons for raising a daughter who knows her worth is unconditional, not a negotiation.

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2017

4.50

89k+ ratings

👶 Feminist Parenting 👧 Raising Daughters 🌍 African Feminism ⚧️ Gender Roles ✋ Bodily Autonomy

Couples That Work

by Jennifer Petriglieri • 2019

Three transitions define every dual-career marriage. The couples who thrive navigate them as a team.

4.15

744

💼 Dual Career Couples ⚖️ Work Life Balance 🔄 Life Transitions 🔀 Career Reinvention 💬 Couples Communication

Couples That Work 92%

Three transitions define every dual-career marriage. The couples who thrive navigate them as a team.

by Jennifer Petriglieri 2019

4.15

744 ratings

💼 Dual Career Couples ⚖️ Work Life Balance 🔄 Life Transitions 🔀 Career Reinvention 💬 Couples Communication

Good Enough Is the New Perfect

by Becky Beaupre Gillespie • 2011

Good enough beats perfect: a working mom's guide to dropping the guilt and keeping the career.

3.40

191

👩‍💼 Working Mothers 😔 Mom Guilt ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🛠️ Perfectionism Recovery 💖 Self-Compassion

Good Enough Is the New Perfect 92%

Good enough beats perfect: a working mom's guide to dropping the guilt and keeping the career.

by Becky Beaupre Gillespie 2011

3.40

191 ratings

👩‍💼 Working Mothers 😔 Mom Guilt ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🛠️ Perfectionism Recovery 💖 Self-Compassion

WHAT OUR MOTHERS DIDN'T TELL US

by Danielle Crittenden • 1999

Feminism told women to delay marriage for careers. The biological clock was not listening.

3.71

454

🪄 Sexual Revolution 🔍 Critique Of Feminism ⚖️ Work-Life Balance ⏰ Biological Clock ♂️ Gender Differences

WHAT OUR MOTHERS DIDN'T TELL US 92%

Feminism told women to delay marriage for careers. The biological clock was not listening.

by Danielle Crittenden 1999

3.71

454 ratings

🪄 Sexual Revolution 🔍 Critique Of Feminism ⚖️ Work-Life Balance ⏰ Biological Clock ♂️ Gender Differences

Overwhelmed

by Brigid Schulte • 2014

The overwhelmed life is a structural trap, not a personal failure: three myths keep you frantic.

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8k+

🧘 Work-Life Balance 👩‍👧 Working Mothers 🌿 Leisure And Rest ⏰ Overwork Culture 🍼 Intensive Parenting

Overwhelmed 92%

The overwhelmed life is a structural trap, not a personal failure: three myths keep you frantic.

by Brigid Schulte 2014

3.83

8k+ ratings

🧘 Work-Life Balance 👩‍👧 Working Mothers 🌿 Leisure And Rest ⏰ Overwork Culture 🍼 Intensive Parenting

The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands

by Laura Schlessinger • 2003

Men want respect and physical intimacy more than conversation. Here is how to give both.

3.72

19k+

🏛️ Traditional Marriage 💍 Marriage Advice ⚧️ Gender Essentialism 🧠 Male Psychology 👰 Wives' Roles

The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands Summary

The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands 92%

Men want respect and physical intimacy more than conversation. Here is how to give both.

by Laura Schlessinger 2003

3.72

19k+ ratings

🏛️ Traditional Marriage 💍 Marriage Advice ⚧️ Gender Essentialism 🧠 Male Psychology 👰 Wives' Roles

The Birth Of A Mother

by Daniel N. Stern • 1998

Motherhood rewires your mind, not just your body. It begins in pregnancy and never ends.

3.83

426

👤 Maternal Identity 🍼 Postpartum Psychology 🔗 Attachment Theory 💭 Psychoanalytic Thought 🧠 Maternal Mental Health

The Birth Of A Mother 92%

Motherhood rewires your mind, not just your body. It begins in pregnancy and never ends.

by Daniel N. Stern 1998

3.83

426 ratings

👤 Maternal Identity 🍼 Postpartum Psychology 🔗 Attachment Theory 💭 Psychoanalytic Thought 🧠 Maternal Mental Health

Touched Out

by Amanda Montei • 2023

From consent to care work: how motherhood traps women in a system that owns their bodies.

4.18

425

👩‍👧 Modern Motherhood ✊ Feminist Critique 🫂 Care Work ✋ Bodily Autonomy 🛑 Consent And Boundaries

Touched Out 92%

From consent to care work: how motherhood traps women in a system that owns their bodies.

by Amanda Montei 2023

4.18

425 ratings

👩‍👧 Modern Motherhood ✊ Feminist Critique 🫂 Care Work ✋ Bodily Autonomy 🛑 Consent And Boundaries

How To Raise A Boy

by Michael C. Reichert • 2019

Boys are born as emotionally wired as girls. The parenting playbook for keeping them that way.

3.55

902

🧒 Raising Boys 💭 Emotional Development 🤝 Connection Parenting 🎭 Masculinity Norms 💪 Healthy Masculinity

How To Raise A Boy 92%

Boys are born as emotionally wired as girls. The parenting playbook for keeping them that way.

by Michael C. Reichert 2019

3.55

902 ratings

🧒 Raising Boys 💭 Emotional Development 🤝 Connection Parenting 🎭 Masculinity Norms 💪 Healthy Masculinity

Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus

by John Gray • 2008

Two emotional languages, one relationship. A field guide to what your partner actually means.

3.58

201k+

🧬 Gender Differences 💍 Marriage Advice 🕊️ Conflict Resolution 💝 Emotional Needs 📚 Pop Psychology

Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus Summary

Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus 92%

Two emotional languages, one relationship. A field guide to what your partner actually means.

by John Gray 2008

3.58

201k+ ratings

🧬 Gender Differences 💍 Marriage Advice 🕊️ Conflict Resolution 💝 Emotional Needs 📚 Pop Psychology

Better Man, Better Marriage

by Jeff Borkoski • 2022

Passivity is killing your marriage. A direct playbook for taking the lead when it terrifies you.

4.57

163

🏠 Marriage Advice 💪 Modern Masculinity 🦸 Hero Archetype 🌱 Taking Initiative 💬 Vulnerable Communication

Better Man, Better Marriage 92%

Passivity is killing your marriage. A direct playbook for taking the lead when it terrifies you.

by Jeff Borkoski 2022

4.57

163 ratings

🏠 Marriage Advice 💪 Modern Masculinity 🦸 Hero Archetype 🌱 Taking Initiative 💬 Vulnerable Communication

The Alpha Woman Meets Her Match

by Sonya Rhodes • 2014

Why accomplished women struggle in love, and the partner choice that changes everything.

3.51

170

💪 Assertive Women 👩‍💼 High-Achieving Women 🎭 Personality Spectrum 📱 Modern Dating 🔍 Partner Selection

The Alpha Woman Meets Her Match 92%

Why accomplished women struggle in love, and the partner choice that changes everything.

by Sonya Rhodes 2014

3.51

170 ratings

💪 Assertive Women 👩‍💼 High-Achieving Women 🎭 Personality Spectrum 📱 Modern Dating 🔍 Partner Selection

Beside Every Successful Man

by Megan Basham • 2008

Married men earn 20 to 50 percent more. A wife's guide to making that premium a strategy.

3.82

🫂 Spousal Partnerships 🎯 Career Coaching 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤝 Networking Strategies ⚖️ Work-Life Balance

Beside Every Successful Man 92%

Married men earn 20 to 50 percent more. A wife's guide to making that premium a strategy.

by Megan Basham 2008

3.82

51 ratings

🫂 Spousal Partnerships 🎯 Career Coaching 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 🤝 Networking Strategies ⚖️ Work-Life Balance

And Baby Makes Three

by John M. Gottman • 2007

After a baby, most couples drift apart. Six skills that keep the close ones connected.

3.80

2k+

👶 New Parents 💑 Marriage After Kids 💬 Couples Communication 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🔬 Relationship Science

And Baby Makes Three 92%

After a baby, most couples drift apart. Six skills that keep the close ones connected.

by John M. Gottman 2007

3.80

2k+ ratings

👶 New Parents 💑 Marriage After Kids 💬 Couples Communication 🧘 Emotional Regulation 🔬 Relationship Science

The Book of Numbers

by Aaron Clarey • 2020

A man holds a 0.0007% lottery ticket for a happy marriage. The ticket costs $260,000.

4.10

627

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🗺️ Male Dating Strategy 🚫 Anti-Feminist Critique 📡 Manosphere Content 📅 Contemporary Dating

The Book of Numbers 92%

A man holds a 0.0007% lottery ticket for a happy marriage. The ticket costs $260,000.

by Aaron Clarey 2020

4.10

627 ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🗺️ Male Dating Strategy 🚫 Anti-Feminist Critique 📡 Manosphere Content 📅 Contemporary Dating

Sex Matters

by Mona Charen • 2018

Feminism won, yet women's happiness declined for fifty years. The data explains why.

3.71

331

🔍 Feminism Critique 🧬 Sex Differences 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 💍 Marriage Defense 🍸 Hookup Culture

Sex Matters 92%

Feminism won, yet women's happiness declined for fifty years. The data explains why.

by Mona Charen 2018

3.71

331 ratings

🔍 Feminism Critique 🧬 Sex Differences 🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 💍 Marriage Defense 🍸 Hookup Culture

Modern Manhood

by Cleo Stiller • 2019

Men know the old playbook is broken. This is the conversation that replaces it.

3.68

106

💪 Modern Masculinity ✋ Consent Culture 🫂 Vulnerability In Men 🧘 Men's Mental Health 👨‍👦 Raising Sons

Modern Manhood 92%

Men know the old playbook is broken. This is the conversation that replaces it.

by Cleo Stiller 2019

3.68

106 ratings

💪 Modern Masculinity ✋ Consent Culture 🫂 Vulnerability In Men 🧘 Men's Mental Health 👨‍👦 Raising Sons

The Man's Guide to Women

by John M. Gottman • 2016

The emotional skills women need most from men, drawn from decades of couples research.

4.19

3k+

🔬 Relationship Science 👨 For Men 💞 Emotional Intimacy ⚡ Conflict Resolution 🧠 Female Psychology

The Man's Guide to Women 92%

The emotional skills women need most from men, drawn from decades of couples research.

by John M. Gottman 2016

4.19

3k+ ratings

🔬 Relationship Science 👨 For Men 💞 Emotional Intimacy ⚡ Conflict Resolution 🧠 Female Psychology

The New Feminist Agenda

by Madeleine Kunin • 2012

Most rich nations mandate paid family leave. The US does not. A former governor on why.

3.76

119

🏛️ Work-Family Policy 🇩🇰 Nordic Social Model 🧒 Child Poverty 💰 Gender Wage Gap 👩‍👧 Working Mothers

The New Feminist Agenda 92%

Most rich nations mandate paid family leave. The US does not. A former governor on why.

by Madeleine Kunin 2012

3.76

119 ratings

🏛️ Work-Family Policy 🇩🇰 Nordic Social Model 🧒 Child Poverty 💰 Gender Wage Gap 👩‍👧 Working Mothers

Marry Him

by Lori Gottlieb • 2010

After thirty-five, the dating pool shrinks. Your long checklist is why you're still in it.

3.61

9k+

🔎 Dating Advice 📱 Modern Relationships 🧠 Behavioral Economics 💻 Online Dating ❤️ Relationship Psychology

Marry Him 92%

After thirty-five, the dating pool shrinks. Your long checklist is why you're still in it.

by Lori Gottlieb 2010

3.61

9k+ ratings

🔎 Dating Advice 📱 Modern Relationships 🧠 Behavioral Economics 💻 Online Dating ❤️ Relationship Psychology

The Relationship Cure

by John M. Gottman • 2001

Relationships hinge on tiny bids for connection most people miss. The method for recognizing them.

4.05

4k+

🗣️ Couples Communication 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Dynamics 🫂 Emotional Attunement 🕯️ Relationship Rituals 👀 Nonverbal Communication

The Relationship Cure 92%

Relationships hinge on tiny bids for connection most people miss. The method for recognizing them.

by John M. Gottman 2001

4.05

4k+ ratings

🗣️ Couples Communication 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Dynamics 🫂 Emotional Attunement 🕯️ Relationship Rituals 👀 Nonverbal Communication

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