Ivanka Trump's White Privilege Showcased in 'Women Who Work'

Ivanka Trump’s new book, intended to provide advice for women who want to “have it all,” is being criticized for only applying to a small population of women.


Trump wrote “Women Who Work: Rewriting the Rules for Success” during the election season. It is a compilation of Trump’s own “struggles” as well as a number of misapplied quotes from influential people.

But the book seems to view the world through the eyes of a woman wearing rose-colored sunglasses. The New York Times called the book “a strawberry milkshake of inspirational quotes” and “perfect for a generation weaned on Pinterest.” Huffington Post describes it as “a grab-bag of generic work-life advice for upper-middle-class white women who need to’architect’ (a verb that pops up a lot) their lives.”

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