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Women in the Workplace / March 2022
McKinsey has been studying women in corporate America for the last seven years and sharing the results via its Women in the Workplace report. The most recent report "analyzes the representation of women in corporate America, provides an overview of HR policies and programs, and explores the intersectional experiences of different groups of women at work" (McKinsey & Co., 2021). A 2021 CBS News Documentary, "Women in the Workplace: The Unfinished Fight for Equality" examined similar themes.
For March 2022, here are 12 books from JMU’s print and electronic collections that also delve into the topic, women in the workplace.
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Feminism : a key idea for business and society
In this concise book, feminist thought is made accessible and relevant to both students and management practitioners.
Women Entrepreneurs and Strategic Decision Making in the Global Economy
Women entrepreneurs showcase crucial skills for strategic leadership and strategy that can advance companies, but they face cultural, educational, social, and political barriers that impede their development and participation within the global economy.
The double X economy : the epic potential of empowering women
Scott coined the phrase "Double X Economy" to address the systemic exclusion of women from the world financial order. In this book she argues on the strength of hard data and on-the-ground experience that removing those barriers to women's success is a win for everyone, regardless of gender.
Women's work : how mothers manage flexible working in careers and family life
Drawing on over 100 hours of interview data, this book is the first to go inside women's work and family lives in a year of working flexibly.
Becoming Leaders
Co-published by ASCE Press and the Society of Women Engineers, this book is intended for people interested in the advancement of their own careers or in the development of human resources in their organization.
Invisibility by design : women and labor in Japan's digital economy
Drawing on interviews with young women who strove to sculpt careers in Japan's digital economy, Lukács shows how platform owners tapped unpaid labor to create innovative profit-generating practices without employing workers, thereby rendering women's labor invisible.