A retail employee plays a game in the back room. A confident barista learns a lesson. A yoga instructor discovers a new business model. An office manager explores exciting new territory. Four different women, four interconnected tales of love, lust, and what lies between.
Authored by Joan C. Williams, one of the nation’s most-cited experts on women and work, and her daughter, writer Rachel Dempsey, this unique book offers a multi-generational perspective into the realities of today’s workplace.
(None of this says anything about women's happiness, of course. Some individuals feel lost when no one tells them what to do and blossom when integrated into a tightly tied position in society. Others are the opposite.
Social origins study about the employment of women in the mills(1826-1860) enabled women to enjoy social and independence unknown to their mothers' generation.
Hiring poor women had given her the ability to work while raising her children, but what ethical compromise had she made?
Vivid portrait photography and accompanying essays declare that all work is women's work.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) In this stunning collection, award-winning photographer Chris Crisman documents the women who pioneered work in ...
This book evolves the conversation that started on IvankaTrump.com, where so many incredible women (and men!) have shared their experiences, advice, ambitions, and passions. Women who work lead meetings and train for marathons.
Many common assumptions about work are challenged in this book.
The HBR Guide to Dealing with Conflict will give you the advice you need to: Understand the most common sources of conflict Explore your options for addressing a disagreement Recognize whether you--and your counterpart--typically seek or ...
PRAISE FOR PREP, PUSH, PIVOT "Prep, Push, Pivot doesn't just show you how to set career goals; it shows you how to bounce back from a setback, which is priceless." —TIFFANY ALICHE, New York Times bestselling author of Get Good with Money ...
Men are promoted at a faster rate during those years, after which the sex gap disappears (Cobb-Clark and Dunlop 1999). Thus, compared to the large differences in promotion rates in the early 1980s (men averaged 83 promotions compared to ...