Breaking Through Bias: Communication Techniques for Women to Succeed at Work

Women are still not making it in traditionally male careers, despite starting on parity with men. Breaking Through Bias explains that it is the stereotypes about women, men, work, leadership, and family that hold them back and presents an integrated set of communication techniques that women can use to avoid the discriminatory consequences of these stereotypes. The book makes clear that women don't need to change who they are to succeed, but they need to be attuned to the negative gender stereotypes that surround them and manage the impressions they make to avoid or overcome these biases.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 03 September 2020
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton General Division

More than fifty years after the beginning of the Women's Movement, women are still not making it in traditionally male careers. Women start their careers on parity with men but generally end them far earlier, having achieved less status, lower compensation, and less satisfaction than men. Breaking Through Bias explains that it is the stereotypes about women, men, work, leadership, and family that hold women back, and it presents an integrated set of communication techniques that women can use to avoid the discriminatory consequences of these stereotypes. This highly practical book makes clear that women don't need to change who they are to succeed in their chosen careers, and they certainly don't need to act more like men. Women do, however, need to be attuned to the negative gender stereotypes that surround them; they need to anticipate the biases these stereotypes foster, and they need to manage the impressions they make to avoid or overcome these biases. Breaking Through Bias presents unique, practical, and effective advice about how women can at last break through gender bias in the workplace and win at the career advancement game.

Weight: 422g
Dimension: 152 x 229 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529317299