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"A paradigm-shifting study of neurodivergent women--those with ADHD, autism, and other sensory processing differences--exploring why these traits are overlooked in women and how society benefits from allowing their unique strengths to flourish. As a successful, Harvard- and Berkeley-educated writer, entrepreneur, and devoted mother, Jenara Nerenberg was shocked to discover that her "symptoms" that were only ever labeled as anxiety were considered...
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"Working women today are better educated and more well qualified than ever before. Yet men still predominate in the corporate world. In The Confidence Code, Claire Shipman and Katty Kay argue that the key reason is confidence. Combining cutting-edge research in genetics, gender, behavior, and cognition--with examples from their own lives and those of other successful women in politics, media, and business--Kay and Shipman go beyond admonishing women...
5) Hiding in the bathroom: an introvert's roadmap to getting out there (when you'd rather stay home)
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The marketing guru and host of the Forbes.com podcast of the same name challenges popular theories about the secrets to professional success to outline practical tips for building strong relationships and enabling achievements on one's own terms. --
Aarons-Mele offers practical tips to help readers build strong relationships and achieve their own definition of professional success. She includes exercises to help readers evaluate their own work/life...
6) Do it scared: finding the courage to face your fears, overcome adversity, and create a life you love
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True courage means taking action despite our fears. Soukup combines practical, easy-to-implement strategies for overcoming fear and resistance in your life. She helps you identify your own unique fear archetype, and embrace the core beliefs you need to overcome different types of fear. What would you do if fear no longer stood in your way? -- adapted from jacket
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Rachel Hollis is sounding a wake-up call. She knows that many women have been taught to define themselves in light of other people - whether as wife, mother, daughter, or employee - instead of learning how to own who they are and what they want. With a challenge to women everywhere to stop talking themselves out of their dreams, Hollis identifies the excuses to let go of, the behaviors to adopt, and the skills to acquire on the path to growth, confidence,...
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Details an achievable, step-by-step path to become a millionaire within the next three years. Whatever is currently stopping you from having seven figures in the bank--whether it is doubt, feeling overwhelmed, imposter syndrome, trying too many things, or simply not knowing where to begin--this book advises ways to clear your obstacles. Rodgers--mother of four, attorney, business owner, and self-made Black millionaire--shares the lessons she's learned...
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"Why the gender gap persists and how we can close it Women have made up roughly half of the college-educated workforce for years, and before the onset of the economic crisis of 2020, the gap between the percentage of women and the percentage of men in the labor force was the lowest on record. But women remain underrepresented in positions of power and status. The gender pay gap, for example, shows little movement, largely because high-paying jobs...
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An executive VP shares thirteen challenges women face in the workplace, their impact, and strategies for women to overcome them and achieve success.
Navigating the workforce as a woman can feel like making your way through a minefield. Step too far in one direction, and suddenly, you're considered bossy and overbearing and difficult to work with. Too far in the other, and you lose your power and voice. And, if you try to stay in the middle, you could...
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The author of The Gray Rhino offers a bold new framework for understanding risk in and how we can re-examine and re-shape our relationship with uncertainty to live more productive and successful lives.
What drives a sixty-four-year-old woman to hurl herself over Niagara Falls in a barrel? Why do young journalists risk their lives to tell the stories of strangers? Why do some people wait until the last minute to get to the airport while others get...
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Drawing on her own and other female leaders' experiences, as well as on her survey of over 500 working women, Lerner lays out practical strategies for beating this confidence myth and overcoming obstacles like gender bias. The book features dozens of Confidence Sparks, simple but powerful exercises and techniques that can catapult anyone's career to the next level.
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"Author and business coach Jadah Sellner creates a new entrepreneurial model for women, centered around sustainable leadership--a framework they can use to create a business on their own terms, prioritize their wellbeing, and break free from the toxic culture that leads to burnout and overwhelm"--
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While the #MeToo movement has exposed the enormous harm done by sexual misconduct in the workplace, the movements full promise has not been fulfilled, Sylvia Ann Hewlett argues. Showcasing new data on the incidence of sexual harassment and assault at work, she reveals how the movement has focused almost exclusively on white women and failed to support other vulnerable groups who are also targets of abuse. Black men, gay men and women, and Latinas...
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"A useful, forcefully written, and wide-ranging study of inequities—and how to fix them." —Kirkus Reviews
What if we could go beyond the conversation about diversity and take real action?
In early 2021, more than two hundred widely respected experts gathered virtually for the world's most ambitious conversation about diversity. Our aim was to do more than spotlight injustice. We
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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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Work with Me is the timely collaboration of two of the world's foremost authorities on gender relations, Barbara Annis and John Gray.
Here they team up to resolve the most stressful and confusing challenges facing men and women at work, revealing, for the first time, survey results of over 100,000 in-depth interviews of men and women executives in over 60 Fortune 500 companies. Readers will discover the 8 Gender Blind Spots: the false assumptions...
19) How Women Decide
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“An authoritative guide to help women navigate the workplace and their everyday life with greater success and impact” (Forbes).
So, you’ve earned a seat at the table. What happens next?
We all face hard decisions every day—and the choices we make, and how others perceive them, can be life changing. There are countless books on how to make those tough calls, but How...
So, you’ve earned a seat at the table. What happens next?
We all face hard decisions every day—and the choices we make, and how others perceive them, can be life changing. There are countless books on how to make those tough calls, but How...