Name: The Authority Gap
Author: Mary Ann Sieghart

Question 1

What is The Authority Gap about?

Accepted Answer

Journalist Mary Ann Sieghart examines why women, even at the highest levels of achievement, are routinely taken less seriously than men, combining research, surveys, and interviews with prominent women including former heads of state.

Question 2

Who is this book for?

Accepted Answer

Readers interested in gender equality, workplace dynamics, and social psychology, as well as anyone who wants data-backed insight into everyday sexism and bias.

Question 3

Does the book offer solutions, or just describe the problem?

Accepted Answer

It does both: alongside documenting the 'authority gap,' Sieghart offers practical suggestions for individuals and institutions to close it.