Women Workplace

Overcoming Ageism offers stories, research, and advice about navigating gendered age discrimination and bias at work. From advocating for yourself to ensuring continual learning and curiosity, you'll learn how to show others the unique expertise you bring to the organization and take back control of your career growth.

The world has changed dramatically over the last century and, with that change, so has the treatment of women in society. Those changes have not been uniform across the world, but at least in Western society, a revolution has occurred that has enabled women to not only survive but also thrive in the workplace and at home.

You know how you used to think so sharply and remember so clearly? You find yourself asking, "What is wrong with me today?" It can feel so frustrating. Menopause is a natural life process and most people know this but how much do they really understand? What most people do not know, however, is the effects of menopause on women.

No Thanks: 7 Ways to Say I'll Include Myself provides a roadmap of affirmations, coaching, and actionable steps women of color can take to not only lead, but lead like a rockstar during this unprecedented time and beyond. Based on the career journey of former corporate leader, serial entrepreneur, and certified executive and business coach L. Michelle Smith, she shares a simple roadmap to not only executive leadership, but rockstar leadership.

The B.A.B.E.’S Guide to Winning in the Workplace is an essential manual for millennial women entering the workforce, because it inspires and educates women to the challenge of sexual harassment and provides them the tools to empower themselves to succeed despite this reality of the workplace. Attorney Reese shares her experiences as a woman in a male-dominated work culture and how she learned to stand up for herself in the face of sexual advances from her superiors.

Innovative Women features the top female entrepreneurs and their secrets of the trade. It goes behind the scenes into the female-led businesses and shares the guiding principles, tools, and strategies that serve them in competing. If you're looking to start a business or are looking to build one you've already launched, these women will share their top tips for how you can become successful.

Inspired to extend a helping hand to ambitious women working in corporate America, a veteran executive offers honest, practical, slightly irreverent advice about navigating companies that are run and populated predominately by men: how to interpret their sometimes surprising behavior, avoid common mistakes, flourish with the good guys, deal with the bad guys, and nurture a wonderful, satisfying career in a non-traditional role.

Ein Hörbuch über alles, was Frauen wissen sollten, bevor sie in die kaltherzige Welt des Kapitalismus hineingeworfen werden Die Arbeitswelt ist politisch – vor allem für Menschen, die weiblich sozialisiert wurden. Viele Frauen fühlen sich wie Hochstapler*innen, pseudofeministische Mindsets fördern Einzelkämpferinnentum und die mentale Gesundheit leidet unter zunehmendem Leistungsdruck. Kurz: Das Patriarchat ist längst nicht überwunden und strukturelle Ungleichbehandlung an der Tagesordnung.

English instructor Sheridan is tired of waiting for her former professor, Michael, to bring an end to their unrequited longing. She finally takes initiative and asks for the relationship they both want. But what should have been the romance of a lifetime is quickly derailed by secrets each of them tries to keep from the other. Can Michael and Sheridan overcome their tragic pasts and find their way to each other? Because once the words are spoken, there's no going back.

Follow the wryly-told embattled adventures of a socially isolated, non-conforming union leader as she battles toxic management and co-worker idiocy in a well-meaning Social Services office. Chock-full of insights, foul language, and the five stages of grief, The Incredibly True Confessions of a Black Female Union Steward is relatable to any and everyone who has ever lived, died, and gone to hell in their job, work environment or both.

A witty, wise, straight-talking career guide for women, I Shouldn't Be Telling You This is the perfect book for the current economic climate, whether you're just starting out, re-entering the workforce after maternity leave, or simply looking for a career change; it contains essential tips and bold strategies from a gutsy innovator who helped increase Cosmo's circulation by half a million copies per month.

When it comes to the gender gap, it is not enough to ask women to "lean in" and demand promotions and raises. Organizations have an obligation to level up and provide women with more opportunities for advancement. In this book, leadership and governance expert Carol Geffner makes a strong case that for women to reach their full potential, workplaces and their leaders must take a more proactive role in combating gender discrimination.

Like gravity, sowing and reaping is a natural law of life—you simply reap what you sow. It naturally plays and pays out, until it DOESN’T. Time and again, history has shown that until society learns and positively changes from the past with its deeply rooted thought patterns and norms, we are condemned to repeat its many trappings, stereotypes, and shortcomings. Never Get Their Coffee is a call to action and underscores the glass ceiling disparities of gender equity in the marketplace.

Looking to our personal relationships, social and cultural climate and business and economic potential, The Power of Women debunks the myths around feminism and proves why an intersectional approach to bringing women to the table is key to personal, social and economic progress for society as a whole.

Gail Rudolph helps listeners discover how to harness their innate interpersonal power, revealing cues and signals that helps us respond effectively. By recognizing the ways to value all people (including yourself), you can make a choice to become empowered!

Claire Kehoe is at a loss. At forty years old, she’s a widow, an empty nester, and a struggling artist whose passion fizzled with her marriage. Her husband’s turn into abusive alcoholism ensured that Claire lost him well before he died, leaving her heart fractured and guarded. Committed to starting fresh, Claire becomes nanny to the young son of wealthy Banks Sexton. But it’s his older son, Smith, who proves to be more than Claire bargained for.

If you’ve ever hidden your real self to belong, Embrace the Power of You will resonate. Timm’s journey toward self-acceptance provides a wealth of insight into the reasons why people feel alienated and invisible in the workplace. Timm knows firsthand the fear and shame that comes from hiding your identity, and shows how to overcome those feelings one small step at a time. By offering practical tips and strategies based on research and personal experience, Timm proves an expert guide for those who want to bring their authentic selves to work and don’t know where to begin.

Women in today's advanced capitalist societies are encouraged to "lean in." The media and government champion women's empowerment. In a cultural climate where women can seemingly have it all, why do so many successful professional women - lawyers, financial managers, teachers, engineers, and others - give up their careers after having children and become stay-at-home mothers? How do they feel about their decision and what do their stories tell us about contemporary society?

You Can’t Fix What You Can’t See provides a framework to understand some of the key differences between the way men and women think to bring new meaning to your experiences (both past and present). It will give you the power to “see” differently and to interpret actions, behavior, and conversations through a new and more powerful lens. Find the tools and motivation you need to pursue change, so that our next generation inherits a better, more inclusive workplace.

Este libro es una guía práctica para lograr empresas más diversas y desarrollar un liderazgo incluyente. Basado en conversaciones con personas de distintos países, Alfas y omegas explica cómo el equilibrio entre lo femenino y lo masculino genera bienestar a los empleados y rentabilidad a las organizaciones.