This bestselling book provides a comprehensive survey and review of the literature on gender and organizations. Referencing the most recent employment and research data, the book includes a revised introductory chapter that situates the book in the context of workplace issues in the first decade of the 21st century. Topics include employment decisions, work teams, leadership, sexual harassment, workplace …
A powerful, persuasive, thought-provoking vision for how to finish the long struggle for equality between men and women, work and family When Anne-Marie Slaughter accepted her dream job as the first female director of policy planning at the U.S. State Department in 2009, she was confident she could juggle the demands of her position in Washington, D.C., with …
The Well-Spoken Woman: Your Guide to Looking and Sounding Your Best
Who doesn’t want to be confident, concise, and compelling when speaking in public? In this must-have guide, one of the nation’s premier speech coaches shares tested techniques from twenty years of coaching women on what works and what doesn’t. The author details the practices and techniques of successful women to help all women improve their presentation and public …
Under The Bus: Why Women Hurt Women in Business. And, How to Change It.
Under The Bus: Why Women Hurt Women in Business. And, How to Change It is the first book of its kind to address how a percentage of women treat other women in business. The book is based on research and one-on-one interviews of women in all types of business and varying stages in their careers. …
Over the course of a decade, positive psychology authority Dr. Beth Cabrera has surveyed and interviewed more than a thousand women to gather insight into how to effectively balance career and family responsibilities. Beyond Happy: Women, Work, and Well-Being gathers essential findings and offers women proven strategies for living more authentic, meaningful lives. Through the lens of shared experience, …
Ask For It: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What They Really Want
From the authors of Women Don’t Ask, the groundbreaking book that revealed just how much women lose when they avoid negotiation, here is the action plan that women all over the country requested—a guide to negotiating anything effectively using strategies that feel comfortable to you as a woman. Whether it’s a raise, that overdue promotion, an exciting new …
Get Rich, Lucky Bitch!: Release Your Money Blocks and Live a First Class Life
Are you ready to break through your money blocks and finally make the money you deserve? In Get Rich, Lucky Bitch, you’ll unlock your hidden potential for abundance and upgrade your life forever. Why do most women settle for pennies instead of embracing true wealth? It’s not because you’re not smart or ambitious enough. You’ve just been …
Through the Labyrinth: The Truth About How Women Become Leaders (Center for Public Leadership)
Despite real progress, women remain rare enough in elite positions of power that their presence still evokes a sense of wonder. In Through the Labyrinth, Alice Eagly and Linda Carli examine why women’s paths to power remain difficult to traverse. First, Eagly and Carli prove that the glass ceiling is no longer a useful metaphor and offer seven …
Mistakes I Made at Work: 25 Influential Women Reflect on What They Got Out of Getting It Wrong
High-achieving women share their worst mistakes at work—and how learning from them paved the way to success.Named by Fast Company as a “Top 10 Book You Need to Read This Year” In Mistakes I Made at Work, a Publishers Weekly Top 10 Business Book for Spring 2014, Jessica Bacal interviews twenty-five successful women about their toughest on-the-job moments. These …
This book is filled with inspiring examples of women who rose up, in spite of overwhelming odds, to take their chosen careers by storm. Throughout history, women have been shut out of the world of business. The women you meet in Breaking the Glass Ceiling overcame that inequity. As you will see, the women in this book …