I Can't Believe She Did That! Why Women Betray Other Women at Work

by Mooney, Nan

• ISBN13: 9780312322076
• ISBN10: 0312322070
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-03
• Publisher: Griffin

Summary

The massive influx of women into the workplace in the past thirty years means a whole new category of problems has arisen among women at work. Suddenly, women are working over, under, and alongside other women. Women on the job have grown more comfortable with ambition, competition, and success, but that hasn't negated the value they place on communication and relationships'”on being liked and being nice. In this provocative social and cultural exploration of the often troubled and painful dynamics that unfold among women at work, Nan Mooney explores how and why some women hurt each other on the job, and what we can do to begin cleaning up the mess. I Can't Believe She Did That! provides vivid insights on the emotional toll competition can take on working women and charts a path towards more productive and fulfilling relationships for professional women everywhere.

Author Biography

Nan Mooney grew up in Seattle and graduated from Scripps College in California.  Her work has appeared in, among others, The Washington Post, Women’s eNews, Slate.com, Seattle Weekly and The Blood-Horse.  She is the author of My Racing Heart:  The Passionate World of Thoroughbreds and the Track.  She lives in New York City. Visit her website at www.nanmooney.com

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction: Not die Same Old Story	ix
Once Upon a Time
1. Lessons We Learned in Childhood	3	(10)
2. Ambition, Competition, and Other Four-Letter Words	13	(14)
Into the Woods
3. When the Professional Gets Personal	27	(40)
4. Looking Clean, Dealing Dirty
5. Sex and Beauty on the Job	67	(20)
6. The Work-Family Divide	87	(18)
7. The New Tokenism	105	(22)
8. Negotiating Race and Class	127	(26)
9. Bridging the Generation Gap	153	(26)
10. Women in Groups: Clicking or Cliquing?	179	(24)
Happily Ever Alter?
11. Instructions from the Playing Field	203	(16)
12. Coming to Our Own Rescue	219	(16)
Interview Statistics	235	(2)
I Can't Believe She Did That! Questionnaire	237
Notes	213	(40)
Bibliography	253