Women at the Top
Halpern, Diane F.; Cheung, Fanny M.
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Description for Women at the Top
Very few women make it to the top of their profession and among those that do, almost half have no children or other caregiving responsibilities. The message for working women everywhere has been clear-to make it to the top you have to pick one-your family or your career. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
Using case studies of top-level women and research in the field, Women at the Top breaks new ground and offers new insight into how women can create dually-successful lives.
Using case studies of top-level women and research in the field, Women at the Top breaks new ground and offers new insight into how women can create dually-successful lives.
- explores the work histories, motivation, leadership styles, mentors, and family backgrounds of a diverse assortment of top-level women
- includes the case studies of the President of Old Navy/Gap, the Chairman of Deloitte and Touche, the VP of IBM operations, a Supreme Court Judge in China, President of Legislative Council in Hong Kong, several university presidents, and more
- weighs the positive effects of multiple roles and positive and negative work-life spill over
- discusses strategies ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405171052
SKU
V9781405171052
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Halpern, Diane F.; Cheung, Fanny M.
Diane F. Halpern is a past-president of the American Psychological Association, as well as Professor of Psychology and Director of the Berger Institute for Work, Family, and Children at Claremont McKenna College. Diane has published over 350 articles and many books including, Thought and Knowledge: An Introduction to Critical Thinking (4th ed.); Sex Differences in Cognitive Abilities (3rd ed.), a ... Read more
Reviews for Women at the Top
"The book provides a nice balance of first-person accounts and summaries of up-to-date scholarly research from a variety of disciplines. It is written in an accessible style, conveying scientific findings in a engaging and easy to understand format that should appeal to a wide audience interested in women's leadership, including women leaders and aspiring women leaders, and policy makers ... Read more