Women Who Succeed: Strangers in Paradise

Author:   Susan Durbin
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2015
ISBN:  

9781137328250


Pages:   200
Publication Date:   02 November 2015
Format:   Hardback
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Women Who Succeed: Strangers in Paradise


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The number of women in senior management remains stubbornly low. Women Who Succeed examines the real life experiences of forty-six senior women who have 'made it' into senior management. It considers the strategies that these women adopted, the support they received and the relationships they formed in building their careers.

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Author:   Susan Durbin
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2015
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   3.747kg
ISBN:  

9781137328250


ISBN 10:   1137328258
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   02 November 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Strangers in Paradise? Women, Work and Management 3. Through the Glass Ceiling and Beyond: getting in/getting on 4. Who Supports Senior Women? The role of mentors 5. Who Inspires Senior Women? Role Models 6. Who Connects with Senior Women? Networking 7. Conclusions and Future Directions References

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Susan Durbin is Associate Professor in Employment Studies at the University of the West of England, UK. She researches gendered employment, specifically women in male dominated jobs and industries and has published her work in a number of academic journals and edited collections. She is an Associate Editor of the journal Gender, Work and Organization and works closely with organisations in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors.

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