Women at Work

by Smith, Dayle M., Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9780130955449
• ISBN10: 0130955442
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-12-02
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Focusing on equality in the workplace, this informative and empowering study offers a candid examination of women and the barriers they face as they enter the 21st century workforce environment, highlighting the challenges organizations and their employees face as well as offer new directions women can look to in managing their success. Offers valuable insight and expertise from a wide range of contributing authors, providing readers with a foundation for exploring the "glass ceiling", analyzing women's experiences in the workplace, and identifying strategies for managing successful career. Addresses many pertinent issues, including gender and communication; the experience of women of color; dysempowerment in organizations; the legal system and discrimination laws; career path obstacles; the trend of international women managers; what women entrepreneurs must know; professional women as changing agents, and much more. Begins each section with interviews from some of today's most powerful and inspiring women leaders who share how they "broke through" and found success. For professionals in management and business.

Author Biography

Dayle M. Smith, Ph.D. is professor of management and organizational behavior at the McLaren School of Business at the University of San Francisco.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
About the Contributors	xiii
PART I: FOUNDATIONS
Interview with a Leader: Meet Betsy Z. Cohen, Chair and CEO, Jeffbanks, Inc.	2	(2)
Interview with a Leader: Meet Carol Bartz, CEO, Autodesk	4	(3)
The Glass Ceiling: An Introduction	7	(17)
Dayle M. Smith
A Historical Perspective	8	(3)
The Glass Ceiling	11	(5)
Women's Perceptions of Barriers	16	(3)
Organizational Gains and Losses	19	(5)
Gender and Communication	24	(12)
Dayle M. Smith
Arthur H. Bell
How Women Tend to Communicate in Business	25	(11)
Gender and Leadership Style	36	(23)
Dayle M. Smith
Leadership Style: Does Gender Make a Difference?	37	(1)
A Feminist Perspective	37	(4)
New Paradigms for Exploring Leadership Style	41	(2)
Women as Leaders in the Twenty-First Century	43	(9)
PART II: EXPERIENCES
Interview with a Leader: Meet Judy Rose, Athletic Director, University of North Carolina-Charlotte	52	(4)
Interview with a Leader: Meet Cathy Hughes, CEO, Landmark Systems	56	(3)
Gender Roles: From Childhood to Professional Life	59	(21)
Alissa Hauser
Emilie Zaslow
Gender Development Theories	60	(3)
Parents	63	(3)
Peers	66	(1)
Education	67	(5)
Media	72	(1)
Workplace Implications	73	(7)
Beyond Gender: The Experience of Women of Color	80	(21)
Marilyn Kern-Foxworth
Varied Perspectives	81	(1)
African American Women	82	(6)
Latino Women	88	(1)
Asian American Women	88	(2)
Native American Women	90	(2)
The Concept of Privilege	92	(1)
Strategies for Making the Corporate Environment Favorable for Women of Color	92	(9)
Dysempowerment in Organizations	101	(14)
Kathleen Kane
Kathleen Montgomery
A Dysempowerment Case	102	(1)
Psychological Empowerment	103	(1)
Triggers of Dysempowerment: Affronts to One's Dignity	104	(1)
Responses to Polluting Events	105	(1)
Outcomes of Dysempowerment	106	(1)
Differences in Perception	107	(2)
Collective Dysempowerment and Organizational Climates	109	(1)
Implications for Women in Management	110	(5)
Law and Gender in Management	115	(30)
Anne Levy
The Legal System and Discrimination Laws	116	(1)
Title VII: Gender Discrimination, Disparate Treatment, Sexual Harassment, Affirmative Action, Comparable Worth	117	(13)
Equal Pay Act	130	(1)
Family and Medical Leave Act	131	(5)
PART III: STRATEGIES
Interview with a Leader: Meet Joan Fujii, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Cost Plus World Market Inc.	136	(3)
Interview with a Leader: Meet Linda Glick, Chief Information Officer, Levi Strauss & Company	139	(6)
Career Paths, Networking, and Mentoring	145	(17)
Ellen A. Fagenson-Eland
Gayle Baugh
Career Paths	146	(4)
Networking	150	(3)
Mentoring	153	(9)
Balancing Work/Life	162	(28)
Cynthia A. Thompson
Laura L. Beauvais
Challenge of Managing Work and Family Life	163	(2)
Work/Life Balance	165	(1)
Work/Family Conflict	166	(5)
Organizational Responses to Work/Life Balance	171	(10)
The Role of Public Policy in Achieving Work/Life Balance	181	(1)
Achieving Work/Life Balance: A Partnership Approach	182	(8)
Women Working Abroad: International Dimensions	190	(18)
Peggy K. Takahashi
International Women Managers: The Trend	191	(1)
Western Women in Asia	191	(1)
Women Managers in Western Cultures	192	(1)
International Career Dimensions	193	(1)
Key Success Factors for International Experiences	194	(5)
Factors That Favor Women	199	(1)
Understanding the Myths	200	(2)
How to Prepare	202	(1)
Tips for Asian American Women	203	(5)
The Entrepreneurial Alternative	208	(31)
Deborah Carr
Trends in Self-Employment	209	(1)
Who Becomes an Entrepreneur?	210	(2)
Why Women Form Businesses	212	(2)
Clearing the Hurdles of Business Ownership	214	(6)
Getting Started: What Women Entrepreneurs Must Know	220	(12)
PART IV: FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Interview with a Leader: Meet JoAnn Heffernan Heisen, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Johnson & Johnson, Inc.	232	(4)
Interview with a Leader: Meet Margot Fraser, President, Birkenstock Footprint Sandals, Inc.	236	(3)
Professional Women as Change Agents	239	(14)
Debra E. Meyerson
Kathleen M. Merrill
Professional Women as Tempered Radicals	241	(9)
The Change Agent Challenge	250	(3)
Lessons from the Trenches	253	(13)
Dayle M. Smith
Can Women Leaders Have It All? Ann Spector Lief, Spec's Music	254	(1)
What Does It Take To Be Successful? Kim Polese, Marimba, Inc.	255	(2)
How Do You Manage Your Own Career Development? Gail Omahana, Landau, Omahana & Tucker	257	(1)
How Do Women Cope with Family Stresses? Bettye Martin Musham, Gear Holdings	258	(1)
Are There Holes in the Glass Ceiling? Christina Morgan, Hambrecht & Quist	259	(1)
Is There a Place for the Heart in Leadership? Dale Halton, Pepsi Cola Bottlers	260	(1)
What's the Right Recipe for Leadership? Pamela Lopkar, QAD, Inc.	261	(1)
What Is the Right Stuff for Leadership? Marcy Syms, Syms, Inc.	262	(1)
Are Women Their Own Worst Enemy? Gail Kauff, Jacoby & Meyers	263	(3)
Index	266