Better together 8 ways working with women leads to extraordinary products and profits
"This book provides powerful and implementable solutions to fostering gender equality in your business. As a result, your business will be more successful, your customers will be happier with better products/services, and your employees will be much more fulfilled. Women are one half of our spe...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken
Wiley
2017
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Machine generated contents note: Foreword ix With Grace Kahng xi About the Author xiii Introduction xv Sister, Where Art Thou? xv What Do I Know about Women? xvii It's Personal xix I Know We Can Do Better xxiii Straight Talk: Maria Hess xxiv Chapter 1 Men Must Change 1 Welcome to Man Island 3 The Sad Truth of the Here and Now 4 And It's Complicated 8 The Bigger Picture 10 One Small Step for Womankind 11 Night of the Living Bros 15 Women Don't Get Funded 16 Getting Harassed Is Part of the Hustle 18 Men Must Be Part of the Solution 24 Be a Change Master 26 Straight Talk: Lisa Conquergood 28 Chapter 2 Solution 1: Not Enough Women? Look Harder 29 Look Harder Part A: Top of the Funnel 30 What's in a Name? Anonymize Resumes 30 Look Harder Part B: Minding the Gap 32 Stacking the Loop and Mining for Diamonds 35 Set Explicit Diversity Goals,
- Then Mirror Your Interview Loop to Match 37 Pay Big Bonuses for Employee Referrals of Candidates from Underrepresented Backgrounds 40 Mining for Diamonds and "Custom Grooming" 41 Straight Talk: Lisa Maki 47 Chapter 3 Solution 2: In It to Win It: Supporting Women's Development 49 Reverse Mentoring 49 Increasing Female Visibility 54 Straight Talk: Eugenia Harvey 63 Straight Talk: Maria Hess 64 Chapter 4 Solution 3: Listen Louder 65 Dragon Slayers and Deliberators 66 Star Shooters and Stratosphere Blasters 68 Identical Pitches Yield Biased Results 70 How Men Can Change the Way They Listen 72 Straight Talk: Karen Cooper 80 Straight Talk: Susannah Malarkey 81 Chapter 5 Solution 4: Creating a Family-Forward Culture 83 One: No Meetings before 9:00 a.m. 86 Two: Men Should Take Just as Much Parental Leave as Women 89 Three: Shut Down Email at Night 92 Four: Create Family-Friendly Spaces, Not Bro-Friendly Spaces 96 Straight Talk: Christina Watt 105 Straight Talk: Dr.
- Because Your Country Didn't 121 Revenge of the Housewife 124 Revive the Equal Rights Amendment: Ratify Now 129 All Is Not Lost 132 Straight Talk: Melody McCloskey 135 Chapter 8 Solution 7: Stand Together or Fall Apart 137 Touching the Third Rail 139 Great Expectations: Case Study 142 It's Really Not Personal 145 Come Together: Right Now! 147 Our Unique Strengths as Women 148 Straight Talk: Debbie Landa 151 Straight Talk: Shelley Ross 152 Chapter 9 Solution 8: The Future: Raising Better Men 153 Show That Mom Is Incredible and Strong 156 Communicate Differently at Home 157 Break Out of the Man Box and Call Out Bro Behavior 158 Show Him That Things That Are Traditionally "Feminine" Are Not "Less Than," or Off-Limits 159 Show Him New Heroes, Stories That Include Women and Girls 160 Straight Talk: Grace Kahng 162 Chapter 10 Final Thoughts 163 A Note from Niniane Wang 165 Endnotes 167 Acknowledgments 169 The Better Together Pledge 171 Index 173
- Tejal Desai 106 Chapter 6 Solution 5: Just Say No: High Performance Should Not Trump Bad Behavior 107 Caught between a Rock and a Hard Place 108 How Long Has This Been Happening? 109 Reid Hoffman 112 The Cost of Ignoring the Problem 113 D & I: Hire a Diversity and Inclusion Director 114 Words Can Change the World: Say "No" to Bad Behavior Regardless of Performance Level 115 But Wait, There's More 118 Straight Talk: Laura Parmer Lohan 120 Chapter 7 Solution 6: Adopt the ERA at Your Company