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BOOKS EVERY WOMAN SHOULD READ by Nada Abdelkader
Books are often described by many as other worlds in which we can easily step in and out whenever we please. They’re said to add special powers to one’s skill set, like tolerance and keeping an open mind. Whether it’s fiction or otherwise, we can all agree on the importance of books in our lives as women, first and foremost. We’ve all read stories and other people’s experiences that made us think and grow out of our shells and into better versions of ourselves. As much as we’ve all read, however, there’s still a lot of work to be done. There are a lot of important books we should all be reading and if you’re unsure what those books are, you don’t need to worry. We’ve listed them down for you in honor of the female empowerment month – the six most important books every woman should read at some point in her life! THE CONFIDENCE CODE, CLAIRE SHIPMAN AND KATTY KAY Confidence, it’s said by many, is a currency we can never receive too much of. In a world where the competition rises by miles in both life and work, confidence is now even more coveted than we’d have thought possible. Co-authors Claire Shipman and Katty Kay clearly knew this too because they dedicated an entire book to tell you about the confidence code, how to crack it, and how to achieve it. Many of the women who had read this book attested that it helped them grow more as people and had, in fact, helped them in being more confident than they had thought possible. 46 March 2020
THE HANDMAID’S TALE, MARGARET ATWOOD You might be familiar with the show, The Handmaid’s Tale on Hulu, but the source material is arguably the superior version of this story. For one thing, it had come out at a time when it was desperately needed, the mid-eighties, and radically transformed the dialogue around women in the world. If given the opportunity, you need to read this novel. It’s a classic with perpetually relevant themes like female agency, feminism as a whole, equality and societal rebellion. It’s admittedly hard to read at certain points because of the graphic factor so pleasantly peppered in, but you’ll be happy to read it in the end because it will make you think about your own life and choices in a way you wouldn’t have done so before.
