<p><strong>The <em>New York Times</em> bestseller, now in paperback and updated with a new introduction</strong></p><p>Confidence. We want it. We need it. But it can be maddeningly enigmatic and out of reach. The authors of the <em>New York Times</em> bestseller <em>Womenomics</em> deconstruct this essential, elusive, and misunderstood quality and offer a blueprint for bringing more of it into our lives.</p><p>Is confidence hardwired into the DNA of a lucky few, or can anyone learn it? Is it best expressed by bravado, or is there another way to show confidence? Which is more important: confidence or competence? Why do so many women, even the most successful, struggle with feelings of self-doubt? Is there a secret to channeling our inner confidence?</p><p>In <em>The Confidence Code</em>, journalists Katty Kay and Claire Shipman travel to the frontiers of neuroscience on a hunt for the confidence gene and reveal surprising new research on its roots in our brains. They visit the world&#82