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Ivanka Trump’s new book “Women Who Work” gets major negative reactions

​by Itunuoluwa Adebo

First daughter of the US, Ivanka Trump’s new book, “Women Who Work,” which was published on Tuesday, is packed with inspirational quotes from entrepreneurs, authors and activists.

However, according to New York Times, some of the people now feel uncomfortable about being included in the book. The founder of Mah Ze Dahr Bakery, Umber Ahmad, who is profiled in the book as an example of a woman who succeeded by pursuing her passions.

Ahmad told the Times that, ultimately, “the only test is whether (Ivanka Trump) is able to achieve something other than personal gain.”

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The founder and CEO of the nonprofit Girls Who Code, Reshma Saujani also tows the same line, she tweeted at Ivanka Tuesday telling her not to feature her story in “Women Who Work” unless she is “going to stop being #complicit.”

The work of Anne-Marie Slaughter, a political scientist who was a Hillary Clinton supporter in 2016, is quoted extensively in the book. Slaughter, who called Trump “toxic” is very well known for her piece in The Atlantic, titled “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All,” and a follow-up book, “Unfinished Business.”

In the foreword of her book, Ivanka noted she wrote the book as her father, Donald Trump, was running for president, and that the manuscript was completed before the election. Throughout the book, she mentions many lessons she learned campaigning with her father, including the importance of listening to voices outside one’s own “echo chamber.”

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