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Women in Business

Women hold up half the sky, which is a mean feat considering the glass ceiling dangles so oppressively low. Participation in corporate leadership – just 4.8% of CEOs in S&P 500 companies are women – indicates how rare it is to smash through the barriers that hold women back. But knowledge is power. To thrive in your career, learn to navigate biases, discrimination, sexual harassment, the gender pay gap, the old boy network, the household chore gap, and more.

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9 Book

Show Your Worth

8 Intentional Strategies for Women to Emerge as Leaders at Work
Shelmina Abji
McGraw-Hill, 2022
8 Book

Take Back Your Power

10 New Rules for Women at Work
Deborah Liu
Zondervan, 2022
7 Book

The Confidence Effect

Every Woman's Guide to the Attitude That Attracts Success
Grace Killelea
AMACOM, 2016
8 Book

Ambitious Like a Mother

Why Prioritizing Your Career Is Good for Your Kids
Lara Bazelon
Little, Brown Spark, 2022
9 Book

How Women Rise

Break the 12 Habits Holding You Back from Your Next Raise, Promotion, or Job
Sally Helgesen and Marshall Goldsmith
Hachette Book Group USA, 2018
7 Book

The Confidence Code

The Science and Art of Self-Assurance – What Women Should Know
Katty Kay and Claire Shipman
HarperBusiness, 2014
9 Book

The No Club

Putting a Stop to Women’s Dead-End Work
Linda Babcock et al.
Simon & Schuster, 2022
9 Book

Machiavelli for Women

Defend Your Worth, Grow Your Ambition, and Win the Workplace
Stacey Vanek Smith
Gallery Books, 2021
9 Book

The Chancellor

The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel
Kati Marton
Simon & Schuster, 2021
9 Book

Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office

101 Unconscious Mistakes Women Make that Sabotage Their Careers
Lois P. Frankel
Warner Books, 2004
9 Book

The Fix

Overcome the Invisible Barriers That Are Holding Women Back at Work
Michelle P. King
Atria Books, 2020
9 Book

The Memo

What Women of Color Need to Know to Secure a Seat at the Table
Minda Harts
Seal Press, 2019