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Publisher
ECW Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Lisa Lisson's life seemed perfect: she had married her high school sweetheart, applied her marketing degree to a position at FedEx Express Canada, and risen to become a vice president (and would ultimately become president) of the company. One night, after putting their four children to bed, her husband, Patrick, marvelled that their lives seemed perfectly happy. Just a few hours later, everything changed. One moment Lisa was sleeping beside Patrick,...
Author
Publisher
St. Martins
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"Sheryl Weinstein met Bernie Madoff when she was just shy of forty, and went on to have a twenty-year secret, intimate relationship with the man now known as an evil mastermind, a villain of the greatest proportions..."--Dust jacket.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Leadership, an imprint of HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Based on in-depth research and personal experiences, Lean Out is inspired by the journey of Marissa Orr, a single mom of three trying to succeed in her fifteen-year career at the worlds top tech giants. In an eye-opening account, Orr exposes the systemic dysfunction at the heart of today's most powerful corporations and how their pursuit to close the gender gap has come at the expense of female well-being.
After Marissa Orr, a single mother of three,...
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Series
Publisher
Ediciones Urano
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
En este libro provocativo, el autor Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic conecta los puntos y hace una pregunta poderosa: ¿qué pasa si la razón de la falta de mujeres en la cima y la presencia de tantos líderes incompetentes que también son hombres? ¿No es que hay demasiados obstáculos que retrasan el avance de las mujeres, sino que no hay suficientes obstáculos para la prueba de carrera para los hombres? Al reunir décadas de investigación rigurosa sobre...
Author
Publisher
She Writes Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Just A Girl is the sensitive, personal story of the author's ambition to become and succeed as a scientist during the "white man in power" era of the 1950s to 2010s. In the male-dominated science world, she struggles from girlhood unworthiness to sexist battles in jobs on the farms and in the restaurants of America, in academia's laboratories and field research communities, and in the executive corner office. Jackson overcomes pain, shame, and self-blame,...
Author
Publisher
All Seasons Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Jennifer Sey was on track to become the first woman CEO of Levi Strauss & Co. As the President of the Levi's brand, she was widely celebrated as a versatile and inspirational leader who had helped save the iconic brand from bankruptcy. Formerly a self-described "left of left of center" progressive, she was beloved as the embodiment of the company's "profits through principles" ethos. But everything changed when Sey publicly opposed the closure of...
Author
Publisher
Crown Archetype
Pub. Date
©2017.
Language
English
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Description
"The definitive biography of movie executive and philanthropist Sherry Lansing traces her groundbreaking journey to become the first female head of a major motion picture studio, shares behind-the-scenes tales from movie sets and Hollywood boardrooms, and explains what inspired her to walk away from it all to start the Sherry Lansing Foundation. When Sherry Lansing became the first woman ever to be named president of a major studio, the news ricocheted...
Series
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
What will it take for us to create a more equal workplace where women too can shine? If you read nothing else on leadership and gender in the workplace, read these 10 articles by experts in the field. We've combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you understand where workplace gender equality is today--and how far we have to go. This book will inspire you to: - Understand...
Author
Publisher
Mango Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"I'm Not Yelling provides a strategy for savvy black business women navigating a predominantly white corporate America. It empowers black women to find their voices in toxic work environments and succeed. Statistical and anecdotal evidence guide the way. Explore the data and hear the accounts of Black women in business who face, work through, and rise above workplace discrimination. Find your voice as a women entrepreneur. Successful business women...
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
As a woman, you may not be reaching the levels of leadership you desire. Despite the many efforts by organizations and managers alike, unconscious bias and assumptions are still working against you. How can you plan a career as an aspiring leader if you can't get promoted? The HBR Guide for Women at Work will help you identify and overcome the factors that are preventing you from achieving your goals. It provides practical tips and advice so you can...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"At a time when many long-held workplace structures and beliefs are changing, Career Forward is a beacon for women aspiring to achieve success and satisfaction in rewarding careers. Drawing on decades of experience reaching the top of Fortune 500 companies, Grace Puma and Christiana Smith Shi show women how to maximize their career journeys, get paid what they're worth, navigate the shifts that occur in any company, build a leadership identity, and...
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A relentlessly optimistic memoir by one of the most influential Black business leaders in America today, offering hope and practical guidance for navigating life's most difficult challenges, inspired by the author's cancer journal that went viral "Focus. Pray. Act. Serve. And we'll get through this together." Cynthia "Cynt" Marshall has spent her life beating the odds. Growing up in the public housing projects of Richmond, California, Cynt never...
Author
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Women leaders face unique challenges when it comes to running a successful team or business, from mansplaining to motherhood. The Pocket MBA gives aspiring female leaders and business owners the strategies and tools that will help them develop their self-awareness, challenge the status quo, and adopt strategies to make sure their voice and their ideas cut through in the business world. Tackling everything from how to find staff that stick with you...
Author
Series
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
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"Founder of a beauty empire, Madam C. J. Walker was celebrated as America's first self-made female millionaire in the early 1900s. Known as a leading African American entrepreneur, Walker was also devoted to an activist philanthropy aimed at empowering African Americans and challenging the injustices inflicted by Jim Crow. Tyrone McKinley Freeman's biography highlights how giving shaped Walker's life before and after she became wealthy. Poor and widowed...
Author
Publisher
Career Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"More than ever, women are achieving outstanding levels of professional success. Whether CEOs, board members, entrepreneurs, or high performers, women are a game-changing force in the global economy. But women want and need to be paid appropriately for their contributions--no matter what rung of the ladder they're on. There has never been a stronger focus on women's pay than now, from politicians to activists to corporate America. Rise to the Top...
Author
Publisher
Center Street, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
c2016.
Language
English
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Description
"For an undocumented immigrant, what is the true cost of the American dream? Julissa Arce shares her story in a riveting memoir. When she was 11 years old Julissa Arce left Mexico and came to the United States on a tourist visa to be reunited with her parents, who dreamed the journey would secure her a better life. When her visa expired at the age of 15, she became an undocumented immigrant. Thus began her underground existence, a decades long game...
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