Changing Female Identities [electronic resource] : Decisions and Dilemmas in the Workplace /
Kaufmann, A.author.
Changing Female Identities explores the influence of parental figures, the role models that women adopt, the diverse feelings that arise as a result of family mandates and the emotions that arise from cooperation or competition among siblings.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; 1 Road to Senior Management; 1.1 Identity and society: Europe vs. the United States; 1.2 Can women identify with male roles? Influence of father figures; 1.3 Women and the myth of perfection: Family rules and guilt: mothers as targets of frustration; 1.4 Suffocated rivalry among siblings: development of competitiveness and relationships with brothers and sisters; 1.5 Women as the emotional supplier: children and other dependent people
1.6 Transition to senior management related to managerial training1.7 Families and organizations: havens of peace or sources of anxiety?; 2 Money as Hidden Dependency in Women; 2.1 Why women make less money than men; 2.2 Basic concepts and hypotheses; 2.3 Upbringing and attitudes towards money; 2.4 Women's value priorities: altruism or selfishness; 2.5 Women and stress in the workplace; 2.6 Final remarks; 3 Dilemmas in Transition to Top Management; 3.1 Intersection between work-life balance and multiple identities; 3.2 Distribution of working time, leisure time and gender differences
3.3 Role demarcation in the home3.4 Female and male values and network thinking; 3.5 Career development and access to top jobs; 3.6 Mobility of male and female directors, and glass ceilings; 3.7 Satisfaction at work and perception of professional skills according to gender; 4 Executive Coaching and Empowerment for Women; 4.1 Women in power in organizations: state of the art; 4.2 Executive coaching journey: theory and cases; 4.3 Opening stage: establishing trust; 4.4 Middle stages: commitment and first insights; 4.5 Last stage of coaching: conclusion and evaluation
4.6 Organization in the mind and emotional aspects4.7 Emotional aspects of organization; 4.8 Six domains of executive coaching; 4.9 Inclusion or exclusion of women for senior executive roles; 4.10 The case of Ana; 4.11 Strategies leading to culture of inclusion in organizations; 5 Future Trends in the Information Society; 5.1 Loneliness or living together; 5.2 Delayed maternity and paternity; 5.3 Career development of women in the banking sector; 5.4 New trends in changing identities; 6 Women in Europe - The Situation; 6.1 Equality in the EU under the microscope; 6.2 Northern example
6.3 Risk involved in quotas6.4 Value of women; 6.5 Challenges to be faced; Conclusions; Notes on Methodology; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Changing Female Identities explores the influence of parental figures, the role models that women adopt, the diverse feelings that arise as a result of family mandates and the emotions that arise from cooperation or competition among siblings.
Sociology.
Economic sociology.
Personnel management.
Leadership.
Gender Studies.
Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology.
Human Resource Management.
Business Strategy/Leadership.