Good for a Woman: A Girl Operating in a Man’s World
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* A New York Instances Bestseller
* Winner of the William Hill Sports activities Ebook Of The 12 months Award
* A Monetary Instances Finest Sports activities Ebook of 2023
Fueled by her years as an elite runner and advocate for ladies in sports activities, Lauren Fleshman provides her inspiring private story and a rallying cry for reform of a sports activities panorama that’s failing younger feminine athletes
“Ladies’s sports activities have wanted a manifesto for a really very long time, and with Lauren Fleshman’s Good for a Woman we lastly have one.” —Malcolm Gladwell, creator of Outliers and David and Goliath
Some of the embellished collegiate athletes of all time and a nationwide champion as a professional, Lauren Fleshman has grown up on the planet of operating. However each step of the best way, she has seen how our sports activities programs—initially designed for males and boys—fail girls and ladies. Women drop out of sports activities at alarming charges as soon as they hit puberty, and feminine collegiate athletes routinely fall sufferer to harm, consuming issues, or psychological well being struggles as they attempt to drive their well past a pure dip in efficiency for ladies of their age.
Written with coronary heart and verve, Good for a Woman is Fleshman’s story of falling in love with operating, being pushed to her limits and succumbing to accidents, and preventing for a greater manner for feminine athletes. Drawing on not solely her personal story but in addition rising analysis on the physiology and psychology of younger athletes of any gender, Fleshman offers voice to the often-silent expertise of the feminine athlete and argues that the time has come to rebuild aggressive sports activities with girls at their middle.
Writer : Penguin Books (January 9, 2024)
Language : English
Paperback : 304 pages
ISBN-10 : 059329680X
ISBN-13 : 978-0593296806
Merchandise Weight : 7.2 ounces
Dimensions : 5.2 x 0.67 x 7.9 inches
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Ashley –
Great book
This was on my list of books to read for a while but I wish it didn’t take me so long to pick up. I like the writing, I like the important topics that are discussed, I like the story. It also has me thinking about things I’d never really realized before but make sense now that they’ve been shown to me. This book originally caught my eye because I am a woman who likes to run, but even if you don’t consider yourself a “runner”, but if you are a woman (or love women), I think you would still enjoy this book.
Amazon Customer –
Groundbreaking
This book is honest, raw, insightful, troubling, and reassuring all at once.I am just 1 year younger than Lauren, so I existed in the same high school and NCAA system she did – albeit not at the same high performance level.I am amazed by how perfectly Lauren articulates the struggle of many female distance runners, from the elite levels to the mediocre, waging war on their bodies daily, to hopefully get to that “next level” of performance, whatever it might be. She tells the all-too-familiar tale of many a “winning” female athlete who is plagued by an obvious eating disorder and disappears into obscurity within a season or two. Now, at age 42, she describes this with a perspective that eludes most young athletes. She also supplies a scientific, well-informed, and much-needed discussion of female peak performance which is anything but linear and not designed to occur during one’s NCAA years.She tells her story – which is the story of many other women as well – within the context of a larger system that fails females and female athletes.Lauren Fleshman is the advocate for female distance running what Simone Biles and “Athlete A” are for Women’s Gymnastics.Lauren attempts to protect the innocent but makes no efforts to protect the guilty, speaking openly about the abuses of Nike.While deeply distressing at times, this memoire is intertwined with the narrative of a young athlete growing into a woman – finding herself and finding her voice and purpose. The trajectory of Lauren’s personal growth is remarkable and inspiring, further establishing Lauren as one of the greatest runners of all time to never become an Olympian.Part memoir, part call to action, this is a must read.Best book I have read in a long-time, and one that has helped me to reframe aspects of my own personal narrative.
Mackenzie Myatt –
Everyone involved in sport at every level should read this book
Lauren Fleshman is a master storyteller. This book is amazing, there’s so much I could say. It shows us how early gender stereotypes and differences impact girls, things are that so difficult to articulate at that age, Lauren reflects on it like it was yesterday. She explores the things we believe about ourselves because other people told us to, and the things we believe that no one told us because they didn’t have to. It’s like it’s in the water and the air. Not only is Good For a Girl beautifully written, but her story is all of our stories. It’s so relatable for someone who grew up in sport that it is almost hard to believe. When she talks about things I didn’t experience, it gives me more empathy for the challenges girls face in sport. You can’t help sport move forward if you don’t understand a variety of experiences. I appreciated how candid she was about how salaries work and how much they are. Transparency is the only thing that will give us a fighting chance to make things better. This book is also about being a dreamer, which we all need a little more of. Thank you Lauren.
Brant Snowhook –
Good for a girl
This book gives a great insight into female athletics and the unique challenges facing young girls as they grow into women competing in sports. As a âgirl dadâ I highly recommend it!
Alene Nitzky –
This book helped me heal from traumatic experiences
This book should be mandatory reading for everyone, regardless of gender, who works or lives with or around athletes. The long term effects of living in a world that clearly sends a message- girls and women are not as important as boys and men- and hasnât changed appreciably in the past 50 years-is damaging to all of us. If we would value and respect the existence of women athletes it would truly transform the world. We all miss out on the benefits that equitable participation and reward in sport and teamwork for girls and women would bring: physical and mental strength, confidence, self-esteem, control over our bodies and how they work, being able to share the wisdom and humanity we who identify as women hold in ourselves with those who identify as men. Thereâs so much to gain and too much to lose if we donât right the ship. This book is a fascinating read, well-written, a page turner, and hard to put down.
Kindle Customer –
Real and relatable
I would recommend this book to any woman who ran for a competitive team or currently is. Lauren puts words to the issues that were insidious in my experience as a D3 Athlete, but shaped the way I thought about myself and the sport, and my ability to be a caring teammate. This book is so insightful and surprisingly relatable.
Melissa Hayden –
I bought this book to help understand challenges my 12 year old daughter faces while competing in track and cross country. I would highly recommend this book to pretty much everyone as the issues discussed in this book go far beyond track athletes. Lauren does an incredible job of personalizing her experiences and drawing the reader in. Definitely the best running book I have ever read.
Eddie Grace –
A fantastic insight into what it is to be a female participating in sports. Although it focuses on elite level participation there are many lessons to be learned that apply to female sport at all levels.This should be prescribed reading for every male coach who works with, or aspires to work with, female athletes across all sports.Itâs honest and gritty, and the author tackles the perceived âtabooâ issues head on.This will be one of my go to references in helping to plan our future team strategy.
STC –
I wish this book had existed decades ago when I was a teenage endurance athlete. It would have changed my life. I am now in my 40âs, but reading this book felt deeply cathartic and I am grateful to the author. I encourage every person involved in sport to read thisâathletes, coaches, parents, etc. So much of what Lauren writes about is still going on in sport today and by being informed we can change it for our young athletes.
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Justin Macdonald –
Well written book. I couldnât put it down! If youâre a runner, male or female, youâll love this book