I Don’t Know How She Does It by Allison Pearson
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"I Don’t Know How She Does It" by Allison Pearson is a bestselling comic novel that follows the hectic, often chaotic life of a high-powered working mother struggling to balance her demanding finance career with family responsibilities.
All labels observed (1)
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| I Don’t Know How She Does It by Allison Pearson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: I Don’t Know How She Does It by Allison Pearson Context triple: [Douglas McGrath, adaptedFrom, I Don’t Know How She Does It by Allison Pearson]
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Bossypants
Bossypants is a bestselling comedic memoir by Tina Fey that chronicles her life and career in entertainment with sharp, self-deprecating humor.
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B.
Working Girl
Working Girl is a 1988 romantic comedy-drama film about an ambitious secretary navigating corporate New York, directed by Mike Nichols and starring Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, and Sigourney Weaver.
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C.
The Wife
"The Wife" is a sentimental short story by Washington Irving that explores themes of love, loyalty, and devotion within marriage.
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The Wife
"The Wife" is an 1887 stage drama by American playwright Henry Churchill DeMille that explores marriage, social reputation, and moral conflict in upper-class society.
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Women Who Work: Rewriting the Rules for Success
Women Who Work: Rewriting the Rules for Success is a self-help and career advice book by Ivanka Trump that offers guidance on professional development, work-life balance, and personal branding for women.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: I Don’t Know How She Does It by Allison Pearson Target entity description: "I Don’t Know How She Does It" by Allison Pearson is a bestselling comic novel that follows the hectic, often chaotic life of a high-powered working mother struggling to balance her demanding finance career with family responsibilities.
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A.
Bossypants
Bossypants is a bestselling comedic memoir by Tina Fey that chronicles her life and career in entertainment with sharp, self-deprecating humor.
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B.
Working Girl
Working Girl is a 1988 romantic comedy-drama film about an ambitious secretary navigating corporate New York, directed by Mike Nichols and starring Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, and Sigourney Weaver.
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C.
The Wife
"The Wife" is a sentimental short story by Washington Irving that explores themes of love, loyalty, and devotion within marriage.
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D.
The Wife
"The Wife" is an 1887 stage drama by American playwright Henry Churchill DeMille that explores marriage, social reputation, and moral conflict in upper-class society.
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E.
Women Who Work: Rewriting the Rules for Success
Women Who Work: Rewriting the Rules for Success is a self-help and career advice book by Ivanka Trump that offers guidance on professional development, work-life balance, and personal branding for women.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptation | I Don’t Know How She Does It (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Allison Pearson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | I Don’t Know How She Does It NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
commentary on sexism at work
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humorous observations about parenting ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
childcare challenges
ⓘ
corporate culture ⓘ high-powered working mother ⓘ |
| focusesOn | juggling career and family ⓘ |
| genre |
chick lit
ⓘ
comic fiction ⓘ contemporary fiction ⓘ |
| hasFemaleProtagonist | true ⓘ |
| languageStyle |
colloquial
ⓘ
witty ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
confessional
ⓘ
diary-like ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Kate Reddy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs | bestseller ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayal of modern working mothers ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
guilt about parenting
ⓘ
pressure on professional women ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation |
finance professional
ⓘ
fund manager ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
financial sector ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
domestic life
ⓘ
investment banking and fund management ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
adult readers
ⓘ
women readers ⓘ |
| theme |
career vs family
ⓘ
gender roles ⓘ motherhood ⓘ work–life balance ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | contemporary era ⓘ |
| tone |
comic
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satirical ⓘ |
| workLifeConflictCentral | true ⓘ |
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Subject: I Don’t Know How She Does It by Allison Pearson Description of subject: "I Don’t Know How She Does It" by Allison Pearson is a bestselling comic novel that follows the hectic, often chaotic life of a high-powered working mother struggling to balance her demanding finance career with family responsibilities.
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