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[2021]
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English
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"Business Doing Good outlines six principles businesses can implement to effectively hire women who have experienced incarceration, poverty, addiction, and/or engagement in the sex trade. While making a difference to both women and communities, businesses will benefit from the many unique skills and perspectives these resilient women bring to work"--
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2022.
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English
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Women are joining the workforce in increasing numbers, making inroads as entrepreneurs and leaders, acquiring more education, marrying later, and having fewer children - all trends consistent with spending a far greater fraction of their adult lives in the labor force. And yet, even as women break the glass ceiling and challenge gender and sexual norms, they are told they need to "lean in" and powerful movements like #TimesUP and #MeToo are still...
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"An essential resource for any working woman, What Works for Women at Work is a comprehensive and insightful guide for mastering office politics as a woman. 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. Often women receive messages that they have only themselves to blame...
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The daughter of Donald Trump and founder of her eponymous fashion brand counsels women on how to achieve maximum success in all areas of life through a strategic prioritization that includes family, friends, and creative pursuits, as well as career ambitions.
6) Girls A to Z
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2002.
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English
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What would you like to be when you grow up? An astronaut? A ballet dancer? A computer whiz? The world is full of great things to do, as this book will show you!
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English
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After Marissa Orr, a single mother of three, spent fifteen years working at today's tech giants like Facebook and Google, she became frustrated with the companies' efforts to promote more women. The lectures, workshops, and trainings delivered the subtle message that success requires adopting the behavior of her male colleagues. Orr believes that closing the gender gap in corporate America won't improve women's lives, because the goal stems from a...
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"The founder of Girls Who Code and ... author of Brave, Not Perfect confronts the 'big lie' of corporate feminism and presents a bold plan to address the burnout and inequity harming America's working women today ... Through powerful data and personal narrative, Saujani shows that the cost of inaction--for families, for our nation's economy, and for women themselves--is too great to ignore. She lays out four key steps for creating lasting change:...
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Five years have passed since women were exhorted to 'Lean In'. Over that time, the world has transformed beyond all expectations. But why should anyone 'lean in' to a patriarchal system that is out of date? Why not change it entirely for the good of us all? In A Good Time to be a Girl, Helena Morrissey sets out how we might achieve the next big breakthrough towards a truly inclusive modern society. Drawing on her experience as a City CEO, mother of...
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[2018]
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English
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What does it mean to dress like a woman? The photographs in this book depict women-- both familiar and unknown-- who inhabit a fascinating intersection of fashion, gender, class, nationality, and race, proving there is no single answer to this question. It provides a comprehensive look at the role of gender and clothing in the workplace.
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Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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"Other countries have social safety nets. The U.S. has women. Holding It Together chronicles the causes and dire consequences. America runs on women-women who are tasked with holding society together at the seams and fixing it when things fall apart. In this tour de force, acclaimed Sociologist Jessica Calarco lays bare the devastating consequences of our status quo. Holding It Together draws on five years of research in which Calarco surveyed over...
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Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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Over the course of a decade, positive psychology authority Dr. Beth Cabrera has surveyed and interviewed more than a thousand women to gather insight into how to effectively balance career and family responsibilities. “Beyond Happy: Women, Work, and Well-Being” gathers essential findings and offers women proven strategies for living more authentic, meaningful lives.
Through the lens of shared experience, Cabrera thoughtfully examines the challenges...
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2022.
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English
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Advance your career with this insightful playbook for underrepresented women
In Prep, Push, Pivot, award-winning career coach and author Octavia Goredema delivers an indispensable career coaching guide for women looking for a new job, dealing with job loss, pivoting to a new career, or returning to the workforce after an extended absence.
You'll discover practical strategies you can implement at crucial times during your career, ensuring your considerable...
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Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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What do girls like to do? What can they be? This fun and inspiring book answers those questions and stands as a reminder to girls that they are strong and capable. Illustrated with adorable spot art that contains just a dash of whimsy, the diverse group of girls showcased throughout is sure to inspire the next generation of rule-makers and rule-breakers.
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2014.
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English
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How to thrive in a relationship when you're the richer half. For the top-earning woman, the rules are different. She faces a much higher risk for burnout, infidelity, and divorce. In this highly practical book, financial guru and media star Farnoosh Torabi a breadwinner herself presents a bold strategy that not only addresses how income imbalances affect relationships and family dynamics, but also how a woman can best manage (and take advantage of)...
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Pub. Date
[2007]
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English
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This comprehensive, inspiring, step-by-step guide shows the 6.9 million stay-at-home moms in the U.S. how to return to the workforce successfully. The authors offer a prescriptive program that covers building confidence, assessing career options, updating job skills, and more.--
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Pub. Date
[2007]
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English
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Today, lots of women would love to integrate their passion with their career and are seeking advice on how to do just that. Michelle Goodman, a self proclaimed, "wage-slave" has written a fun, reassuring, girlfriend-to-girlfriend guide on identifying your passion, transitioning out of that unfulfilling job, and doing it all in a smart, practical way. "The Anti 9-to-5 Guide" realizes that not every woman wants the corner office, in fact, some women...
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