Women at Work - Resource List

Happy International Women’s Day! My journey through the corporate world has been interesting as I have navigated corporate spaces while trying to stay true to myself. Several years ago, I created this resource guide for myself several years ago as I was transitioning to leadership roles. While they were very helpful in transitioning from “doer” to “leader,” I realize now that some of these resources encourage women to be more like a man. Finding the right balance is key, and I believe we're moving towards recognizing that effective leadership can take many forms, not just the traditional "loudest, most commanding person in the room.”

The most interesting piece of this, to me, has been the realization that we can fight for equality in the workplace all we want, but capitalist society - and our understanding of what a career must look like, both logistically and time/hours-wise - was built under the assumption that one partner works (often too much and is not able to be present for their family) and the other partner raises the kids and manages the home.?

So we are struggling to operate under an outdated system.?

I read a damning article in fall 2020 that noted that women often marry their own glass ceiling . The corporate world, for the most part, is aware and trying to achieve equality for women. But until our partners fully understand what it looks like to show up fully at home AND in the workplace, women are fighting a losing battle. Marry someone who understands terms like “weaponized incompetence” and “the mental load,” and are doing everything they can to embody equal partnership in every aspect of life.

So, with that being said … here are some resources that shifted the way I saw myself in the workplace, and gave me the confidence to go out and lead. Take what’s helpful for you and leave the rest.?

And please let me know what books/articles/podcasts/leaders have been helpful for you! I’d love to keep updating this list.?

Resources on Women in Leadership/Career

Books

• How Women Rise ?(class can be found?here ) by Sally Helgesen and Marshall Goldsmith
• Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence ?by Amy Jen Su and Muriel Maignan Wilkins
• Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges ?by Amy Cuddy
• That's What She Said: What Men Need to Know (and Women Need to Tell Them) About Working Together ?by Joanne Lipman
• The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance---What Women Should Know by Katty Kay
• Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office: Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers by Lois P. Frankel?
• Feminist Fight Club ?by Jessica Bennett (discussion guide?here )
• The Empress Has No Clothes: Conquering Self-Doubt to Embrace Success by?Joyce M. Roché? & Alexander Kopelman?
• Dare to Lead by Brene Brown: A playbook for developing brave leaders and courageous cultures
• Research: Men and Women Need Different Kinds of Networks to Succeed ?by Brian Uzzi
• Break Your Own Rules: How to Change the Patterns of Thinking that Block Women's Paths to Power ?by?Jill Flynn ,?Kathryn Heath , and?Mary Davis Holt

Articles and Reports

• 2023 Women in the Workplace Report LeanIn.Org and McKinsey & Company
• How To End The “Office Housework” Gender Bias by Lydia Dishman, Fast Company
• “Office Housework” Gets in Women’s Way by Deborah M. Kolb & Jessica L. Porter,Harvard Business Review
• What to Do If You’re Sick of Taking on the “Second Shift” at Work Too By Melissa Anderson, The Glass Hammer
• Women Rising: The Unseen Barriers , by H. Ibarra, Harvard Business Review, Sept 2013
• The Open Secret of Anti-Mom Bias at Work by Katherine Goldstein, New York Times
• Women Rising: The Unseen Barriers by Herminia Ibarra,?Robin J. Ely, and?Deborah M. Kolb??
• How Sexism Follows Women From the Cradle to the Workplace ??by Jim Tankersley??
• The CEO of Salesforce Found Out His Female Employees Were Paid Less Than Men. His Response Is a Priceless Leadership Lesson ? by Marcel Schwantes?
• The Motherhood Penalty vs. the Fatherhood Bonus by Claire Cain Miller
• 5 Ways Men Can Be Women's Allies At Work ? by?Emilie Aries
• Women of Color Get Less Support at Work. Here’s How Managers Can Change That .?by?Zuhairah Washington?and?Laura Morgan Roberts

The Wage Gap/Equal Pay

Articles

• Equal Pay Day 2019: How To Close The Wage Gap For Good ?by Shelley Zalis
• Equal Pay by the Numbers by LeanIn.org The Black Women’s Pay Gap by the Numbers by LeanIn.org The Latina Pay Gap by the Numbers by LeanIn.org
• Why April 2 Isn't Really Equal Pay Day for Everyone ?by Emma Hinchliffe
• Equal Pay is a Moment, But Culture is a Continuum ?by?Louise Pentland
• What Companies Can Do About Equal Pay by LeanIn.org
• The Salary Project by Career Contessa: See how your salary compares to others in similar roles.?

Videos

• Nothing Less Documentary

Resources for Negotiating Salary: Articles

• Exactly What (Not) To Say When Negotiating Your Salary by Jessica Bennett
• Negotiation Advice for Women by LeanIn.org
• How to Negotiate Salary: Learn the Best Techniques to Help You Manage the Most Difficult Salary Negotiations and What You Need to Know When Asking for a Raise – Harvard Law School

Resources for Negotiating Salary: Courses

• Ladies Get Paid Salary Negotiation Course ?($95)
• Negotiation Advice for Women: Make The First Offer: LeanIn.org
• AAUW Work Smart Salary Negotiation Workshop by American Association of University Women (AAUW)
• Salary 101: How to Negotiate for More by Alexandra Dickinson, Career Contessa?
• 81Cents : Personalized compensation reports, salary negotiation coaching

Balancing Career/Life?

• I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time by Laura Vanderkam
• The Second Shift by Arlie Hochschild with Anne Machung
• 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think by Laura Vanderkam
• Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less by Tiffany Dufu
• Overwhelmed: How to Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time by Brigid Schulte
• Unfinished Business: Women Men Work Family by Anne-Marie Slaughter

Mental Load/Second Shift

• How to Share the "Mental Load" of Chores With Your Partner by Nick Douglas, Lifehacker
• This Comic Perfectly Explains the Mental Load Working Mothers Bear , Working Mother
• Women Aren’t Nags – We’re Just Fed Up. ?by Gemma Hartley, Harper’s Bazaar
• The Difference Between a Happy Marriage and a Miserable One: Chores By W. Klein, C. Izquierdo, & T. Bradbury, The Atlantic
• A Practical Guide for Working Parents to Divide Household Responsibilities by Allyson Downey, Fast Company
• Women are Overburdened with Their Families’ “Mental Loads” by Jennifer Owens, Slate
• Maternal Gatekeeping and the Totally Accidental Rise of Overbearing Mothers by Jacqueline Ronson, Fatherly
• The Invisible Workload that Drags Women Down , by Lisa Wade, Time Magazine
• How Same-Sex Couples Divide Chores, and What it Reveals About Modern Parenting , by Claire Caine Miller, New York Times
• What "Good" Dads Get Away With , by Dr. Darcy Lockman?

Communities?

• The Yellow Collective – women working together for the good of the world: courses, community, conference?
• International Association of Women – multiple classes, community
• LeanIn Circles : Small groups of women who meet regularly to learn new skills, network, and encourage each other
• FairyGodBoss : advice, community, salary information, female-friendly workplace advice??
• The WILD Network ?(Women Innovators & Leaders Network): Aims to help women scale their impact – on the world, within their organizations – and keep their sanity in the process. Work-life balance, learning to delegate, taking credit for your achievements, all these issues are in the mix.?

Other Resources

• Ladies Get Paid ?– salary negotiation, classes, community
• Career Contessa - career advice, classes
• AAUW Work Smart?
• LeanIn.org
• 50 Ways to Fight Bias by LeanIn.org : Pairing a card-based activity with a short video series, 50 Ways to Fight Bias gives people the tools to address gender bias head-on.
• Mine the Gap : Accelerating businesses by mining & bridging gender gaps. They equip leaders, industries, and organizations with the strategy and tools to create and sustain gender-inclusive environments by activating the whole potential of a team, department, division, corporation, or organization.

• Flynn Heath Holt ?Publications : Changing the state of workplace inequality requires ongoing research that looks closely at the existing biases in corporate culture. By sharing our top findings, we’re equipping women and underrepresented minorities with the tools and insights to navigate the leadership track with courage.

Podcasts

• Women at Work by Harvard Business Review: Conversations about the workplace and women’s place in it.
• Best of Both Worlds Podcast by Laura Vanderkam and Sarah Hart-Unger: Work/life balance, career development, parenting, time management, productivity, and making time for fun