Women's History Month
March is Women’s History Month, a time to celebrate women and their contributions to the world. To mark the occasion, we’re highlighting some fascinating stories of women in business available at Pardee. From CEOs of major corporations to obscure figures who’ve slipped through the cracks of history books, these eclectic characters demonstrate that a woman’s place is wherever she sees fit.
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Featured Reading
Glossy: Ambition, Beauty, and the Inside Story of Emily Weiss's Glossier by Location: OnlinePublication Date: 2023Glossier revolutionized the beauty industry, and at the center of the story lies Emily Weiss, the beauty blogger who had the vision, guts, and searing ambition needed to launch Glossier. The Devil Wears Prada for the Bad Blood generation, Glossy is not just a gripping portrait of one of the most important business leaders of her generation, but also a chronicle of an era.
Ellen Browning Scripps: New Money and American Philanthropy by Location: OnlinePublication Date: 2017The remarkable story of Ellen Browning Scripps (1836-1932), an American newspaperwoman, feminist, suffragist, abolitionist, and social reformer.
When Women Lead: What They Achieve, Why They Succeed, and How We Can Learn from Them by Location: OnlinePublication Date: 2022This groundbreaking, deeply reported work reveals the key characteristics that help top female leaders thrive as they innovate, grow businesses, and navigate crises. Here, CNBC's Julia Boorstin brings together the stories of over sixty of those female CEOs and leaders.
Books for Women's History Month
Betsy Ann Plank: The Making of a Public Relations Icon by Location: OnlinePublication Date: 2022Betsy Ann Plank came of age during World War II, and began a career during the 1950s when women were expected to stay at home. Yet, she still became the first woman president of several trade associations, the first to head a department at Illinois Bell. Plank, with her strong moral compass and positive vision for the future, offers a symbol of hope to future generations navigating tumultuous times.
Leading Our Way: How Women are Redefining Leadership by Location: OnlinePublication Date: 2023Delving into the personal and professional stories of 10 inspiring women, leading the way in our contemporary world across countries and sectors. This book brings the reader on a reflection journey on what leadership is, how it is developed, how it needs to change to face todays and tomorrow's global challenges, and what the role of women is in this fundamental cultural shift.
To the Top: How Women in Corporate Leadership Are Rewriting the Rules for Success by Location: OnlinePublication Date: 2023Almost a decade since Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg was first published, To the Top flips the narrative around women in business on its head. Distilling research into a practical plan, Fisher offers a can't-miss read for any woman looking to break into the corner office.
Where You Are Is Not Who You Are: A Memoir by Location: OnlinePublication Date: 2021The first Black female CEO of a Fortune 500 company looks back at her life and her career at Xerox, sharing unique insights on American business and corporate life, the workers she has always valued, racial and economic justice, how greed is threatening democracy, and the obstacles she's conquered being Black and a woman.
Whistleblower: My Journey to Silicon Valley and Fight for Justice at Uber by Location: Pardee Stacks HD6060.5.U52 S36 2020Publication Date: 2020In 2017, twenty-five-year-old Susan Fowler published a blog post detailing the sexual harassment and retaliation she'd experienced as an entry-level engineer at Uber. The moving story of a woman's lifelong fight to do what she loves, Whistleblower is both a riveting read and a source of inspiration for anyone seeking to stand up against inequality in their own workplace.
Wolf Hustle: A Black Woman on Wall Street by Location: Pardee Stacks HG4928.5 .F33 2022Publication Date: 2022Pulling back the curtain on the inequities she and so many others faced, Wolf Hustle reveals how Cin Fabré worked grueling hours, ascending from cold caller to stockbroker, becoming the only Black woman to do so at her firm. Cin examines her years spent trading frantically and hustling successfully, grappling with what it takes to build a rich life, and, ultimately, beating Wall Street at its own game.
Women's Work: Stories from Pioneering Women Shaping Our Workforce by Location: OnlinePublication Date: 2020In Women's Work, Crisman pairs his ... portrait photography of women on the job with ... interviews of his subjects: women who have carved out unique places for themselves in a workforce often dominated by men, and often dominated by men who have told them no.
The Women of Berkshire Hathaway: Lessons from Warren Buffett's Female CEOs and Directors by Location: OnlinePublication Date: 2012A fascinating look at the top women at Berkshire Hathaway and how they got there. The Women of Berkshire Hathaway: Lessons from Warren Buffett's Female CEOs and Directors provides a unique perspective on the gradual shattering of the glass ceiling at one of America's top firms.
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