Eden B. King, Jennifer L. Knight

How Women Can Make It Work (eBook, PDF)

The Science of Success

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Condensing and interpreting an enormous body of social science research, this book helps young women survive and thrive in their careers.

In a recent survey, working women in the millennial generation (aged from 22 to 35) reported persistent concerns of gender bias in the form of inequitable pay scales, corporate cultures that favor men, stereotypes, few women among the top echelons of the organization, and barriers to balancing work and family. Clearly, women continue to face significant obstacles to success in the workplace despite the progress that has occurred in recent decades.

How Women Can Make It Work: The Science of Success will help Gen-X, Y, and Z women who are recent high school or college grads, in their first or second job, or new moms weighing decisions about working achieve success and satisfaction in their careers. The information in this book is also invaluable for managers and counselors who work with young women and want to understand the issues they may be facing.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313393105
• Artikelnr.: 37842269

Autorenporträt

Eden King, PhD, is assistant professor of organizational psychology at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA.

Jennifer Knight, PhD, received her degree in organizational psychology from Rice University, Houston, TX.

Inhaltsangabe

Series Foreword
Introduction
Section One How to Make It Work When Finding the Job: Moving beyond the
Want Ads
Chapter 1 Who Are You? Who-Who-Who-Who? Understanding What You Bring to the
Table in the Workplace
Chapter 2 What Would You Do If You Had a Million Dollars and Didn't Have to
Work? Deciding What You Want to Be When You Grow Up
Chapter 3 Finding a Company That Fits Just Right
Chapter 4 Preparing a Picture Perfect (but Not Pink) Application Package
Chapter 5 Nail It: How to Rock Your Interview
Chapter 6 Math Class Is Tough: Overcoming Stereotypes and Biases during the
Selection Process
Chapter 7 Compensation and Negotiation: Getting What You Are Entitled To
Chapter 8 It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times: How Female
Workers and Entrepreneurs Can Survive and Thrive in Tough Times
Section Two How to Make It Work When Navigating Interpersonal
Relationships: Why the People Make the Place
Chapter 9 Dipping Your Pen in the Company Ink: The Pleasures and Perils of
Dating on the Job
Chapter 10 Mean Girls at Work: Coping with "Queen Bees,"
Chapter 11 The Gray to Green Shift: Understanding Older Workers and Helping
Them to Understand You
Chapter 12 Networking: It's More Than an Internet Connection
Chapter 13 Subtle, Yet Significant: Contemporary Forms of Sexism in
Interpersonal Interactions
Chapter 14 Let's Talk about Sex?.?ual Harassment: Your Rights and How to
Use Them
Chapter 15 Heroes and She-roes: The Powerful Role of Mentoring in
Organizations
Section Three How to Make It Work While Communicating on the Job: Speaking
Up and Standing Out
Chapter 16 "Men Are from Earth, Women Are from Earth. Deal with It":
Gendered Verbal and Nonverbal Communication at Work
Chapter 17 R U gr8 @ e-comm? ;-) The Growing Role of E-Communication in the
Workplace
Chapter 18 "You Know You Love Me, X.O.X.O. Gossip Girl": The Pros and Cons
of Sharing Dirt at Work
Chapter 19 How Dressing for Success Can Show Finesse or Create Duress: What
Your Clothing Communicates on the Job
Chapter 20 Put Me in Coach, I'm Ready to Play: Sports Metaphors at Work
Chapter 21 What Do Women Want?: A Glimpse into Men's Perspectives of
Interactions with Women
Chapter 22 Room with a Cue: How Your Cubicle Reveals More about You Than
You Might Think
Section Four How to Make It Work While Advancing in the Job: Getting Beyond
the Glass Ceiling, the Glass Cliff, and the Sticky Floor
Chapter 23 Gotta Get Better to Get Ahead: Making the Most of Feedback
Chapter 24 Learning to Fly: Making Work Assignments Developmental
Chapter 25 Moving on Up: How Women Become Leaders
Chapter 26 View from the Top: Living the Leader Life
Chapter 27 It's about Time: Incorporating Time Management and Planning
Practices into Your Workday
Chapter 28 "I Got 99 Problems": Dealing with Stress on the Job
Section Five How to Make It Work While Balancing Work and Family: The Grand
Canyon or a Line in the Sand?
Chapter 29 What's in a Name? The Decision among Married Working Women to
Change or Keep Their Names
Chapter 30 Waddle It Up, Women! Balancing Pregnancy and Work
Chapter 31 Can Work and Family Be Like Peas and Carrots?
Chapter 32 She's Nice, but Incompetent: Misperceptions of Moms and How to
Correct Them
Chapter 33 Nowhere Near PB and J, but Still the Sandwich Generation:
Balancing Child and Elder Care
Chapter 34 On the Road Again: The Hidden (and Not So Hidden) Costs of
Commuting
Chapter 35 Leaving on a Jet Plane: Navigating the Ups and Downs of Working
Abroad as Women
Section Six How Women of All Stripes Can Make It Work: Special Issues for
Subgroups
Chapter 36 Perfectly Capable: Workplace Considerations of Women with
Disabilities
Chapter 37 Minority Report: Workplace Considerations of African American,
Hispanic, and Asian Women
Chapter 38 Coming Out and Standing Up: Workplace Considerations of Lesbians
and Bisexual Women
Chapter 39 All the Single Ladies: Workplace Considerations of Single Moms
Chapter 40 We All Need Somebody to Lean On: How Allies Can Support Each
Other
Conclusion
What's the Bottom Line about How to Make It Work? What You Can Take with
You
Notes
Index