Between The Lines: Viral sensation ‘hype woman’ book fails to live up to its potential

The journey to becoming a successful businesswoman is often fraught with obstacles — pitfalls, setbacks, opposition, work-life struggles, and plain old burnout. When presented with “Hype Women: Breaking Free from Mean Girls, Patriarchy and Systems Silencing You,” by author and speaker Erin Gallagher, right before Women’s Small Business Month, I thought to myself, “Jackpot! An excellently timed, boundary-breaking battlecry for worldly women like myself!”