Rose Guilbault, Louis Nevaer

The Latina's Guide to Success in the Workplace

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This hands-on manual provides Latinas with the tools they need to succeed at work by examining some of the societal and cultural obstacles that hinder their progress. Despite being 20 million strong, Latinas represent America's most undervalued human resource. This career guide is the only one of its kind to focus specifically on empowering the working women of the Latina community to embrace success and build skills for workplace advancement. The Latina's Guide to Success in the Workplace explores the complexity of the Hispanic/Latino identity and the impact of this culture on professional mobility. The author asserts that there are five obstacles which Latinas confront within their own belief system: the idea that women do not need an education; the assumption that the needs of men come first; a belief that it is sinful to desire money; the opinion that Latinas should not be ambitious; and the mindset that successful women in the United States lose their femininity. Throughout the book, up-to-date research, case studies, and inspirational interviews offer strategies for overcoming the cultural factors that limit Latinas and providing a roadmap for achieving success.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Praeger
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. August 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 495g
• ISBN-13: 9780313397660
• ISBN-10: 031339766X
• Artikelnr.: 34440025

Autorenporträt

Rose Castillo Guilbault is VP for communication and social responsibility for AAA Northern California, Nevada, and Utah Insurance Exchange. Louis E.V. Nevaer is director of Hispanic Economics and is a contributor to Pacific News Service and New America Media.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Cathy Areu Preface PART I: The Latina in the 21st Century ONE:
Latinas in the Workplace: Strength in Numbers and Education TWO: What the
World and Your Family Expect of Latinas THREE: Latinas, Careers, and the
Well-Nurtured Future PART II: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know About
Succeeding in the Business World, but Were Afraid to Ask FOUR: The ABCs of
the Business World FIVE: The Role of Women in the Business World SIX: The
Opportunities and Challenges Latinas Encounter in Their Careers PART III:
The Six Principles for Career Success SEVEN: My Money, My Self: Why Latinas
Need to Take Charge of Their Finances as a Prelude to Taking Charge of
Their Careers EIGHT: Yo Sí Valgo: Why Latinas Underestimate Their Worth and
How to Turn the Pitfalls of Low Pay, Low Expectations, and Low Self-Esteem
Around NINE: Education for Career Advancement: What Every Latina Can Learn
from Miami Cubanas TEN: Mapping Out the Future: How Latina Strategies for
Career Success Can Be Developed, Defined, and Refined ELEVEN: Discipline
Morning, Noon, and Night: Ending Excuses and the Malaise of False Humility
TWELVE: How to Identify Challenges That Sabotage: How Latinas Can
Compartmentalize Their Family Lives and Their Careers Notes Index