The third shift : managing hard choices in our careers, homes, and lives as women

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    • Bolton, Michele Kremen

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The third shift : managing hard choices in our careers, homes, and lives as women

Michele Kremen Bolton

(The Jossey-Bass business & management series)

Jossey-Bass, c2000

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Today's women work not one but three shifts: the first from nine to five, the second at home, and the third in their minds as they review the decisions and actions of the day. While the first and second shifts may be physically exhausting, the third shift can be psychologically rending because many women use it to second-guess their motives, doubt their choices, and question their trade-offs. Michele Bolton shows women how to turn the third shift into a source of self-awareness and self-confidence instead. Drawing from a three-year study of women in Silicon Valley and her own experiences as a working mother, Bolton explores the three most important dilemmas all women face, whether they're corporate executives, entrepreneurs, or full-time moms. She then presents women with a practical plan for facing these dilemmas, making the hard choices, and embracing their decisions.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Managing the Third Shift: Choices and Challenges for Women. THE IDENTIFYING CHALLENGE: WHO ARE WE. The Myth of Androgyny: Who Are We Supposed to Be? Gender at Work: When Does It Matter? A Business of One's Own: Who are We When We We're on Our Own? From High-Rise to Hearth and Home: How Do We Thrive? THE TASK CHALLENGE: WHAT ARE WE TO DO? Management 101 for Women: Doing What Matters. Women Entrepreneurs: Balancing Logic and Emotion. Women at Home: Understanding the Job Description. THE BALANCE CHALLENGE: WHO COMES FIRST? The Crux of the Matter: Defining Personal Achievement.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA49318074
  • ISBN
    • 0787948543
  • LCCN
    00008477
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    San Francisco
  • Pages/Volumes
    xii, 338 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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