Women at Work
Focusing on equality in the workplace, this informative and empowering study offers a candid examination of women and the barriers they face as they enter the 21st century workforce environment, highlighting the challenges organizations and their employees face as well as offer new directions women can look to in managing their success. Offers valuable insight and expertise from a wide range of contributing authors, providing readers with a foundation for exploring the “glass ceiling” ,...
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Focusing on equality in the workplace, this informative and empowering study offers a candid examination of women and the barriers they face as they enter the 21st century workforce environment, highlighting the challenges organizations and their employees face as well as offer new directions women can look to in managing their success.Offers valuable insight and expertise from a wide range of contributing authors, providing readers with a foundation for exploring the “glass ceiling” , analyzing women's experiences in the workplace, and identifying strategies for managing successful career. Addresses many pertinent issues, including gender and communication; the experience of women of color; dysempowerment in organizations; the legal system and discrimination laws; career path obstacles; the trend of international women managers; what women entrepreneurs must know; professional women as changing agents, and much more. Begins each section with interviews from some of today's most powerful and inspiring women leaders who share how they “broke through” and found success.For professionals in management and business.
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbout the ContributorsPt. IFoundationsCh. 1The Glass Ceiling: An Introduction7Ch. 2Gender and Communication24Ch. 3Gender and Leadership Style36Pt. IIExperiencesInterview with a Leader: Meet Judy Rose, Athletic Director, University of North Carolina-Charlotte52Interview with a Leader: Meet Cathy Hughes, CEO, Landmark Systems56Ch. 4Gender Roles: From Childhood to Professional Life59Ch. 5Beyond Gender: The Experience of Women of Color80Ch. 6Dysempowerment in Organizations101Ch. 7Law and Gender in Management115Pt. IIIStrategiesInterview with a Leader: Meet Joan Fujii, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Cost Plus World Market Inc136Interview with a Leader: Meet Linda Glick, Chief Information Officer, Levi Strauss & Company139Ch. 8Career Paths, Networking, and Mentoring145Ch. 9Balancing Work/Life162Ch. 10Women Working Abroad: International Dimensions190Ch. 11The Entrepreneurial Alternative208Pt. IVFuture DirectionsInterview with a Leader: Meet JoAnn Heffernan Heisen, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Johnson & Johnson, Inc232Interview with a Leader: Meet Margot Fraser, President, Birkenstock Footprint Sandals, Inc236Ch. 12Professional Women as Change Agents239Ch. 13Lessons from the Trenches253Index266
