How Women Can Make It Work: The Science of Success (Women and Careers in Management)
• Serves as a young woman's guide to achieving her own personal and professional success• Uses state-of-the-art social science research to help Gen-X, Y, and Z women navigate the workplace challenges specific to female employees• Points out potential problems that can emerge at the intersection of gender, work, and family, and offers evidenced-based strategies for their resolution• Provides a much-needed resource that fills the popular culture-science divide• Covers invaluable topics for female employees including choosing a career, getting the job, interpersonal relationships at work, communication, advancing in the job, and addressing work-family issues• Mixes empirical research findings with personal stories and pop culture references to make the material engaging and meaningful"Information is easy to find in the book, and the authors enhance their work by suggesting relevant Web resources. In addition to appealing to young women, this book will interest anyone wanting to gain insight into the culture of young women at work, or seeking solutions to problems in a work environment. Many empirical studies are cited, perhaps implying a 'science of success.' In this complicated field, the authors offer good advice."-Choice