content: Over a period of decades sociologists have noticed an interesting trend: people who win Nobel Prizes, run large corporations, championship athletes, etc. tend to have high levels of self-esteem. Conversely, many of the unaccomplished tend to have low self-esteem. In this chicken vs. egg analogy, Steinem and her fellow travelers have arrived at the conclusion that achievement is a derivative of self-esteem. Wrong. Self-esteem, like everything else worth having, is earned. You cannot be given "self-esteem pills". If it makes Steinem feel any better, a generation is being inculcated with the values she espouses in this book i.e. "I'm OK, You're OK". Later in life, when confronted by failure, these citizens won't look for the causes in themselves ("It can't be my fault, I'm OK"). They will reach for politicians and leaders on the right and the left who will be more than happy to supply scapegoats.