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How Women Can Make It Work This page intentionally left blank How Women Can Make It Work THE SCIENCE OF SUCCESS Eden King and Jennifer Knight Womenand Careersin Management Michele A. Paludi, Series Editor Copyright2011byEdenKingandJenniferKnight Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedina retrievalsystem,ortransmitted,inanyformorbyanymeans,electronic, mechanical,photocopying,recording,orotherwise,exceptfortheinclusionof briefquotationsinareview,withoutpriorpermissioninwritingfromthe publisher. LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData King,Eden. Howwomencanmakeitwork:thescienceofsuccess/EdenKingand JenniferKnight. p.cm.—(Womenandcareersinmanagement) Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex. ISBN978–0–313–39309–9(hbk.:alk.paper)—ISBN978–0–313–39310–5 (ebook) 1. Women—Vocationalguidance.2. Women—Employment.3. Career development. I.Knight,JenniferL.,1978–II.Title. HF5382.6.K55 2011 650.1082—dc22 2010054531 ISBN:978–0–313–39309–9 EISBN:978–0–313–39310–5 15 14 13 12 11 1 2 3 4 5 ThisbookisalsoavailableontheWorldWideWebasaneBook. Visitwww.abc-clio.comfordetails. Praeger AnImprintofABC-CLIO,LLC ABC-CLIO,LLC 130CremonaDrive,P.O.Box1911 SantaBarbara,California93116-1911 Thisbookisprintedonacid-freepaper ManufacturedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica Forour families, whoshapedus. Forour mentors,whosupportus. Forourpartners,whostand besideus. For thewomenandmen whoworkedforequality before us. Andforthefriends,students,andstrangersinthegenerationofwomenfor whom this bookwas written,whoinspire us. This page intentionally left blank Contents Series Foreword,xiii Introduction,xv SECTION ONE HowtoMake It WorkWhen Findingthe Job:Movingbeyond the WantAds,1 CHAPTER 1 WhoAre You?Who-Who-Who-Who?UnderstandingWhat YouBring totheTableinthe Workplace,7 CHAPTER 2 What Would YouDo If You Hada MillionDollars andDidn’t HavetoWork?DecidingWhat YouWanttoBeWhen YouGrow Up,15 CHAPTER 3 FindingaCompanyThat FitsJust Right,21 CHAPTER 4 Preparinga PicturePerfect(butNot Pink)ApplicationPackage, 29 CHAPTER 5 Nail It:How toRock Your Interview,37 CHAPTER 6 Math ClassIs Tough: OvercomingStereotypesand Biases duringtheSelection Process,49 vii viii Contents CHAPTER 7 CompensationandNegotiation:GettingWhatYouAre EntitledTo,55 CHAPTER 8 ItWas the Best ofTimes,It Was theWorst ofTimes: How Female WorkersandEntrepreneursCanSurviveandThriveinToughTimes,61 SECTION TWO How toMakeIt Work WhenNavigatingInterpersonalRelationships: WhythePeopleMake thePlace, 67 CHAPTER 9 DippingYourPen inthe Company Ink:ThePleasures andPerils ofDatingontheJob,71 CHAPTER 10 MeanGirlsat Work:Copingwith“Queen Bees,” 75 CHAPTER 11 TheGray toGreenShift: UnderstandingOlder Workers andHelping ThemtoUnderstandYou, 79 CHAPTER 12 Networking:It’s MoreThanan InternetConnection,85 CHAPTER 13 Subtle,Yet Significant:Contemporary FormsofSexism inInterpersonalInteractions, 91 CHAPTER 14 Let’s Talk aboutSex...ualHarassment: Your Rights andHow toUse Them,99 CHAPTER 15 HeroesandShe-roes: ThePowerful Role ofMentoring inOrganizations,105 SECTION THREE How toMakeIt Work WhileCommunicatingon theJob: SpeakingUpand StandingOut,113 Contents ix CHAPTER 16 “Men Arefrom Earth,Women Arefrom Earth.Deal withIt”: GenderedVerbaland Nonverbal Communicationat Work,117 CHAPTER 17 RU gr8@ e-comm?;-)The GrowingRole ofE-Communication inthe Workplace, 127 CHAPTER 18 “YouKnow YouLoveMe, X.O.X.O.GossipGirl”: The Pros and ConsofSharing Dirtat Work,135 CHAPTER 19 How Dressingfor SuccessCan ShowFinesse orCreate Duress: What Your ClothingCommunicatesonthe Job,141 CHAPTER 20 Put MeinCoach,I’m Ready toPlay:SportsMetaphors at Work,147 CHAPTER 21 What DoWomenWant?: AGlimpse intoMen’s Perspectives ofInteractionswithWomen,151 CHAPTER 22 Roomwitha Cue:How Your CubicleReveals Moreabout You ThanYouMightThink,155 SECTION FOUR HowtoMake It WorkWhile AdvancingintheJob:GettingBeyond the GlassCeiling, theGlass Cliff, and theSticky Floor, 159 CHAPTER 23 Gotta GetBetter toGet Ahead:Makingthe MostofFeedback, 163 CHAPTER 24 LearningtoFly:MakingWork AssignmentsDevelopmental,171 CHAPTER 25 Moving onUp: How WomenBecome Leaders,177
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