Mary Ann Sieghart offers a research-packed exploration of how modern-day patriarchy convinces us that women's expertise and authority are less valuable than men's, and shows us what we can do to combat misogyny.

Every woman has been ignored in meetings, had her expertise challenged, or lost out on well-deserved promotions.

The belief that men have more expertise than women affects everything, from wage inequality to the number of female professionals quoted in the news. Mary Ann Sieghart calls this difference in respect 'the authority gap'.

Sieghart is a journalist and political commentator for The Times and BBC Radio 4. In The Authority Gap, she combines research and interviews to explore the authority gap in action.

By recognizing our biases, Sieghart suggests we can take steps toward closing the authority gap and creating a fairer society.