Becoming Leaders

by Williams, F. Mary, Ph.D.; Emerson, Carolyn J.

• ISBN13: 9780784409206
• ISBN10: 078440920X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-06-30
• Publisher: Amer Society of Civil Engineers

Summary

You are a woman pursuing a successful career in engineering, science, or technology, and you are prepared to work hard for this. But you must also work ?smart?. Becoming Leaders is about working smart ? and about making the choices that are right for you, your talents, and your life, wherever you are in your career.Williams and Emerson consulted the best research on a wide range of topics of interest to women in different stages of their careers. They present important, timely information alongside practical tips. Chapters can be read in any order, with roadmaps for students, career women, faculty, and managers. Written both to support career success and to encourage leadership self-awareness, Becoming Leaders is a book you?ll turn to again and again, for advice, for information, and ? most of all ? for inspiration.

Table of Contents

Road Map
Foreword
Introduction	p. 1
Women Are Leaders	p. 9
Strategies for Students in STEM	p. 15
Graduate Studies	p. 27
Job Hunting and Gender	p. 35
Career Path and Progress	p. 45
Personal Networks and Mentors	p. 57
Work-Life Balance	p. 67
Family Support	p. 77
Time Management	p. 83
Media Appearances Are Opportunities	p. 89
Tenure Strategies for New University Faculty	p. 97
Proactive Diversity for Academic Deans and Department Heads	p. 119
Women in the Public Service	p. 129
Diversity Management and Accountability	p. 141
Sexual Harassment	p. 147
Organizations for Women in STEM	p. 153
Commonly Asked Questions and Sample Answers	p. 163
Promoting Women's Participation	p. 173
Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology	p. 181
Afterword	p. 189
Index	p. 191
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