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This is a very interesting read, I appreciated the author's point of view. It is worth the time to read. thank you for the opportunity to review this book

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"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage" - Anais Nin
In this book, author and creator of Girls Who Code Reshma Saujani discusses how at a young age, girls are socialized to be perfect, to play it safe, to be people pleasers, while boys are encourage to get their hands dirty and try multiple things, regardless if they fail or not. Using her personal experience, referencing research studies, and interviews with several women, Saujani seeks to find out what it means to be brave and strives to change the mindset of young women into being brave in different aspects of their lives.
This is a very inspirational, eye-opening book that had confronts this type of thinking in women (several times throughout this book, I found myself saying, "Wow, I do/think that all the time.") We're living in a time where women are being encouraged more than ever to use their voices and this book will continue to build upon the movement.

I received this book in exchange for a review from the publisher

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