What can a woman born with a silver spoon in her mouth teach people who use plastic forks to eat salads at their desks? To answer this question, Ivanka employs an audacious strategy: all of her advantages have actually been handicaps, she says. When she was appointed to the board of directors at Trump Entertainment Resorts, at age twenty-five, the situation was stacked all the way against me. Her last name, her looks, her youth, her privilege have all colluded to make people underestimate her. And when she is overestimatedwhen people believe that she has an inherent understanding of all things related to real estate and finance, because her father is Donald Trumpthis, too, can be a big disadvantage.