Ada Calhoun Books
Ada Calhoun is an American author and journalist known for her works on contemporary culture, women’s issues, and memoir. She has written for publications such as The New York Times and Time magazine, and her books often explore generational identity and social change.
Known for: Why We Can’t Sleep: Women’s New Midlife Crisis
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Why We Can’t Sleep: Women’s New Midlife Crisis
A candid and insightful exploration of the challenges faced by Generation X women as they navigate midlife. Ada Calhoun combines personal stories, cultural analysis, and interviews to reveal how economic pressures, shifting gender roles, and societal expectations have created a unique crisis for women in their forties and fifties.
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Historical Context
We were the daughters of feminism’s second wave, raised on slogans about independence, ambition, and self-fulfillment. The world we were told to expect—where gender equality would be realized—felt within reach when we were teenagers. But beneath that optimism, the world itself was changing in ways w...
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Economic Pressures
Every woman I interviewed mentioned money. Debt, housing costs, the high price of child care, the insecurity of freelance work—it all adds up to a heavy sense of precarity. Even women with good jobs felt one layoff away from disaster. Many had taken on student loans that lingered into their forties....
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About Ada Calhoun
Ada Calhoun is an American author and journalist known for her works on contemporary culture, women’s issues, and memoir. She has written for publications such as The New York Times and Time magazine, and her books often explore generational identity and social change.
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Ada Calhoun is an American author and journalist known for her works on contemporary culture, women’s issues, and memoir. She has written for publications such as The New York Times and Time magazine, and her books often explore generational identity and social change.
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