Women Who Succeed: Strangers in ParadiseThe number of women in senior management remains stubbornly low. Women Who Succeed examines the real life experiences of forty-six senior women who have 'made it' into senior management. It considers the strategies that these women adopted, the support they received and the relationships they formed in building their careers. |
Contents
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2 Strangers in Paradise? Women Work and Management | 13 |
Getting InGetting On | 44 |
4 Who Supports Senior Women? The Role of Mentors | 77 |
5 Who Inspires Senior Women? Role Models | 106 |
6 Who Connects with Senior Women? Networking | 126 |
7 Conclusions and Future Directions | 168 |
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