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In: Women in Business

Women’s Careers

Women face a unique set of challenges while negotiating the patriarchal workplace. Many women have to navigate discrimination, biases, and workplace policies and practices that are skewed in favor of men. In most societies, women bare a disproportionate share of caregiving and household duties. And women frequently feel that starting a family could cost their careers dearly. While the traditional career trajectory resembles a ladder, women's careers often tend to resemble a spaghetti junction, teeming with on-ramps and off-ramps. You learn from every twist and turn as you navigate work, family, personal growth and community. The knowledge here can help you define your own path, wherever you want it to lead.

Summaries

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
8 Book

Ambitious Like a Mother

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

Machiavelli for Women

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

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
9 Book

The No Club

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

The Confidence Effect

Every Woman's Guide to the Attitude That Attracts Success
Grace Killelea
AMACOM, 2016
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 Article
Jessica Nordell
The New York Times, 2021
8 Book

Digital Goddess

The Unfiltered Lessons of a Female Entrepreneur
Victoria Montgomery Brown
HarperCollins Leadership, 2020
9 Book

The Fix

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