Praise For ‘Cinderella Ate My Daughter’

“A must-read for any parent trying to stay sane in a media saturated world.”
—Rachel Simmons, author of Odd Girl Out and The Curse of the Good Girl

“At times this book brings tears to your eyes—tears of frustration with today’s girl-culture and also of relief because somebody finally gets it.”
—Judith Warner, author of Perfect Madness: Motherhood in the Age of Anxiety

“Every mother needs to read this.”
—Ayelet Waldman, author of Bad Mother

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The Los Angeles Times

March 27, 2011
The Good Girl, Miranda Cosgrove
The New York Times Magazine

February 9, 2011
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Books

Reviews & Press

for Flux: Women on Sex, Work, Love, Kids and Life in a Half-Changed World

“Flux captures in vivid detail the ways the uneven quality of gender roles translates into the ambivalence that women harbor over the direction of their lives. These stories mirror the logic behind that ambivalence: new choices in a world still playing by old rules.”
—Phyllis Moen, Washington Post Book World, August 6, 2000 (read the full text)

“I have never heard my voice or read my life or seen my face in their words. In ‘Flux,’ I did. And suddenly I made sense to me.”
—Susan Reimer, Baltimore Sun, May 30, 2000 (read the full text)

“For me, the book was like reading my own diary projected through the prism of dozens of other women.”
—Joan Ryan, The San Francisco Chronicle, June 11, 2000 (read the full text)

“… Orenstein’s Flux manages to offer smart insights. Not surprisingly, Orenstein, 38, a veteran journalist who interviewed some 200 women for her book, comes up with no easy solutions. But at least she is asking new, provocative questions: What are young women’s fears—and fantasies—about work and family today? Could their ideas be at least partly responsible for their inability to advance in the workplace?”
—Pamela Kruger, Fast Company, August 2000 (read the full text)

“The strength of ‘Flux’ is the questions it bravely poses: How are young women responding to society’s pressures to marry and have children? How do they feel about remaining single indefinitely, or not having kids? Can women balance career and motherhood and stay romantically connected to their husbands? How do women who are unmarried or childless create meaningful identities apart from traditional roles? ‘Flux’ is a fascinating look at ‘how daunting the obstacles still are for women in assembling the pieces of a satisfied life.’ ”
—Terri Casey, Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio), May 21, 2000

“… A fascinating exploration of the limits women still face at the beginning of the 21st century.”
— Marina Craig, Sunday Mail (Australia), December 10, 2000