Thoughts, advice, and stories from 40 successful women across a variety of careersâfrom authors to actresses, CEOs and professorsâencouraging women to support each other in the workplace and in lifeâalong with action plans on how all women can work together to break free from the binds of gender inequality and overcome gender bias.
Women worldwide are breaking their silenceâcoming forward against the men that have oppressed and abused them in the #MeToo movement. Itâs an exciting, liberating time for female empowermentâbut now we have to relearn how women can support women.
Instead of supporting each other through the challenges of a traditionally male-dominated working world, millions of women have experienced the polar opposite. Studies show that 30% of workplace bullies are femaleâemploying tactics such as cyber bullying, verbal attacks, gossiping, and shunning to use against each otherâand many women have garnered âmean girlâ reputations as competitive and unsupportive in the workplace. Learning to deal with mean women at work and diffuse this kind of negative power takes courage and strategy based on understanding the motives behind the behavior.
Inside the galvanizing In This Together, 40 successful women from a wide range of fields show us how women claim their power and how much we can achieve if we embrace our collective strength, instead of competing against each other. We can learn new skills to advance in our careers and ultimately earn more money; we can work to dramatically increase the number of women in leadership positions, and even recruit men as allies to take up workplace equality as their own impassioned cause.
Empowering, stirring, and actionable, In This Together is an indispensable addition to every womanâs arsenal in our continued fight for the opportunities we deserve.
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