A majority of her years in Corporate America were spent in staff-related functions such as marketing, investor relations, corporate communications, human resources, public relations, corporate philanthropy and public affairs. Her 20-year corporate sojourn enabled her to examine workplace settings on a firsthand basis as well as to observe, listen to and note the experiences of other working women. During these same years, she also served on the Board of Directors of a nonprofit children's organization as well as on the Board of Trustees of a private liberal arts college and earned through part-time studies her master's degree and doctorate. Most recently, Dr. Purvis has redirected her professional energies to consulting and writing with particular focus on women's issues in the workplace. Every Working Woman Needs to Know because she sensed much frustration and self-doubt among working women.
Many women seem to anticipate more supportive work environments.
When their workplace expectations are not met, they typically become discouraged and commonly begin to doubt their own abilities. Dr. Purvis is a frequent guest on online forums and regularly contributes to online and hard copy publications focused on workplace issues. Here is a copy of the article that appeared in its July 1999 issue. A transcript of the presentation and chat is available . And she also guested on an msn.