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Time management secrets for working women Time management secrets for working women Ruth Klein,Ruth Klein The only system designed for everything that today's modern women handleMost time-management systems don't succeed for working women. Why? Quite simply, they don't understand our specific needs and t… OL1300633W
European warfare, 1350-1750 European warfare, 1350-1750 D. J. B. Trim,Frank Tallett "The period 1350-1750 saw major developments in European warfare, which not only had a huge impact on the way wars were fought, but also are critical to long-standing controversies about state develo… OL16924193W
The XX factor The XX factor Alison Wolf Explores how the growing number of professional women have impacted society, considering controversial perspectives on how the definition of female success has changed in ways that may not be support… OL18006699W
Women, family, and work Women, family, and work Karine S. Moe "Women, Family, and Work is a collection of original essays on topics related to the economics of gender and the family. Written by leading thinkers in the field, the chapters apply traditional econo… OL18204692W
Mining women Mining women Laurie Mercier "Mining Women "presents eighteen new essays that illuminate how gender identities and inequality have been constructed historically and sustained in what could be hailed as the first truly global ent… OL18831471W
Women and work Women and work Liz Sperling,Liz James "This title was first published in 2000: The 1990s have been heralded as the 'age of women' based on the facts that, globally, more women are benefiting from formal education and are in paid employme… OL18847143W
Unfinished business Unfinished business Anne-Marie Slaughter "When Anne-Marie Slaughter accepted her dream job as the first female director of policy planning at the U.S. State Department in 2009, she was confident she could juggle the demands of her position … OL19666461W
The Paula principle The Paula principle Tom Schuller Whereas 'The Peter Principle', a four-million-copy bestseller from the 1960s, argued that most (male) workers will inevitably be promoted to one level beyond their competence, Tom Schuller shows how … OL19752158W
Imagining women's careers Imagining women's careers Laurie Cohen This book is about women's careers, how they think about and enact their working lives, and how these patterns change, or stay the same, over time. It focuses on seventeen women, based in the same no… OL19996473W
Athena Rising Athena Rising W. Brad Johnson,David G. Smith Evidence consistently shows that women face more barriers in securing mentorships than men, and when they do find a mentor, they may reap a narrower range of both career and psychological benefits.At… OL20039954W
Women, work, and economic growth Women, work, and economic growth Kalpana Kochhar,Sonali Jain-Chandra,Monique Newiak xv, 332 pages : 23 cm OL20056346W
Women in Non-Traditional Occupations Women in Non-Traditional Occupations Barbara Bagilhole "This book is about women in non-traditional, male-dominated work. The questions it explores are: If women work in male-dominated occupations, are they agents for change or changed themselves? Are th… OL2627345W
Ubel Velez, lawyer Ubel Velez, lawyer Jennifer Bryant Portrays the everyday life of a hard-working Hispanic-American lawyer who is also a busy mother raising a family. OL2961430W
Women at work in Australia Women at work in Australia Rae Frances Examines the work undertaken by women in Australia between the gold rushes of the 1850s and World War II. OL3919041W
Woman's work book Woman's work book Karin Abarbanel "How to get your first job ... How to re-enter the job markey ... How to fight for your rights in the work world ... and more." OL3932351W
Men, women and the invasion of paid work Men, women and the invasion of paid work Richenda Gambles Many regard the ways in which paid work can be combined or 'balanced' with other parts of life as an individual concern and a small, rather self-indulgent problem in today's world. Some feel that wor… OL5832968W
Inside Every Woman Inside Every Woman Vickie L. Milazzo Embark on a passionate exploration of your life and career goals. Vickie Milazzo, a millionaire entrepreneur, shares intimate secrets of her successes and setbacks on the road to building a thriving … OL700787W
Girls go global Girls go global C. Perry Yeatman,Stacie Nevadomski Berdan As companies expand their international operations, smart women who are prepared to pursue opportunities overseas can dramatically accelerate their careers, enjoying high-profile projects, bigger pro… OL7910787W
Disposable women and other myths of global capitalism Disposable women and other myths of global capitalism Melissa W. Wright Everyday, around the world, women who work in the third world factories of global firms face the idea that they are disposable. Melissa W. Wright explains how this notion proliferates, both within an… OL8105241W
Gender, Diversity and Trade Unions Gender, Diversity and Trade Unions Fiona Colgan: S xv, 320 p. ; 24 cm OL9352981W
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