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You are invited to meet Annabel Crabb when she introduces The Wife Drought at Berkelouw Books in Leichhardt.

'I need a wife'...it's a common joke among women juggling work and family. But it's not actually a joke. Having a spouse who takes care of things at home is a Godsend on the domestic front and it's a potent economic asset on the work front. And, it's an advantage enjoyed - even in our modern society - by vastly more men than women.

Working women are in an advanced state of wife drought and there is no sign of rain! But why is the work-and-family debate always about women? Why don't men get the same flexibility that women do? In our fixation on the barriers that face women, do we forget about the barriers for men that still block the exits?

Annabel Crabb's new book, The Wife Drought, is about women, men, family and work. It includes candid and funny stories from her work and intriguing research.

Meet Annabel Crabb at 6.30pm on Thursday October 16th at Berkelouw Books in Leichhardt when she calls out to men and women everywhere to take control.

Cost is $ 8.50 which will be credited against any purchases made on the evening.