In KNOW YOUR VALUE: Women, Money, and Getting What You’re Worth (Hachette Books; September 25, 2018), New York Times bestselling author Mika Brzezinski helps women find their voices, effectively communicate their value, and get more respect for their contributions in a revised and expanded edition of Knowing Your Value—her bestselling self-help title about women and negotiating.
The 2018 edition features conversations with and advice from Sheryl Sandberg, Senator Elizabeth Warren, and others, updated statistics, fresh interviews, and powerful new material about knowing and getting your full value in every relationship: at work, at home, in life.
She discusses dramatic changes in her personal life that have given her insight on her own worth, gender bias in the age of Trump and the behind-the-scenes story of Mika’s reaction to Trump’s infamous “facelift” tweet, how years of knowing her value prepared her to act when the Harvey Weinstein story broke, how #TimesUp and #MeToo have changed office politics and the way we talk about appropriate professional behavior, and the Know Your Value movement launched by her first edition.
Why are women so often overlooked and underpaid? Prompted by her own experience as co-host of Morning Joe, Mika talks to a wide range of women on their experiences moving up in their fields. She shares the surprising stories of power players such as presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett, comedian Susie Essman, media mogul and author Tina Brown, television personality Joy Behar, and many more. She also gets honest answers from the likes of Joe Scarborough, Donny Deutsch, Jack Welch, and other thought leaders about why women are paid less, and what pitfalls women face—and play into.
Mika updates the book throughout with current statistics about women’s compensation rates and leadership roles; she adds new interviews with high-profile women (former Obama advisor Melody Barnes, New York Times editor on gender issues Susan Chira, BBC presenter Katty Kay, Blue Cross exec Jeanie Heffernan, Harvard’s Victoria Budson, Executive Coach Liz Bentley); and adds chapters about dealing with sexual harassment. Know Your Value blends personal stories with the latest cutting-edge research on why many women don’t negotiate their compensation, why negotiating aggressively usually backfires, the real reasons why the gender wage gap persists, and what can be done about it. Written in Mika’s brutally honest, funny, and self-deprecating style, KNOW YOUR VALUE is a vital book for professional women of all ages.
Mika Brzezinski is the co-host of Morning Joe, founder of Know Your Value, and the author of New York Times bestsellers All Things at Once, Knowing Your Value, and Obsessed. She also serves as a visiting fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics. She is the mother of two daughters.