Book
You should smile more : how to dismantle gender bias in the workplace
Publication Information
Westport, CT : City Point Press, [2022]
Physical Description
xv, 287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary
The Band of Sisters, a collective of women who know firsthand how hard it is to navigate gendered workplace situations in the moment, share their experience and offer realistic strategies every witness can use to confront gender bias and productively address it at work. Each chapter also has tips to help if it's about you, if you're the boss, and if you're the witness.
"You Should Smile More: How to Dismantle Gender Bias in the Workplace empowers women and men to unlock a culture of greatness in the workforce--one little thing at a time. Written by six C-suite women with a collective resume covering 29 industries, the book offers a completely new lens through which to talk about and tackle the stubborn remnants of gender bias at work." --
Contents
- Section one: When they say
- Who's the new girl?: How to handle casual sexist language
- Father of the year: When working moms are criticized and working dads get a trophy
- You should smile more: Why female facial expressions end up in annual reviews
- Susan, will you take notes?: Administrative chores and gender bias
- Wow, how far along are you?: How to handle the outrageous when you're pregnant at work
- I don't know how you do it!: Battling the superwoman syndrome
- Great idea, Greg!: How to handle when a guy gets all the credit --
- Section two: When you say
- I'm sorry for apologizing: Should women avoid the word "sorry" at work?
- OMG! talk about uptalk: Dealing with vocal tones and workplace norms
- Is that okay with everyone?: Navigating the likability maze
- Humanizing or TMI?: What happens when we share at work? --
- Section three. What's unsaid
- At the table but not in the conversation: Tips for breaking in and being heard
- No invite: When the fun's beginning but you're left out
- Get paid like Paul: How men get raises and how you can, too
- The meeting before the meeting: What you need to know to stay in the loop
- Bad assumptions: The wrong ideas that hold women back
- Counting the room: How it feels to be the only
- Man-centives: From polo shirts to cigars, how incentives tend to incentivize men --
- Section four: Fun and games, workplace style
- Saddle up!: Surviving male-oriented company outings
- Oh, you're in our foursome?: How to handle when you know you're not welcome
- Office chatter: How workplace gossip can be good, and bad --
- Section five: Hiring and promotions
- He's a great guy: How boys' club language influences careers
- She's too emotional: Dealing with emotions in the workplace
- Be like Bill: How men take their self-worth all the way to the bank
- She's not a good fit: How this vague line keeps women out of top positions
- The good soldier trap: How volunteering for low-profile work can hold you back
- Not just mentors, get sponsors: The trick to successfully moving up the corporate ladder --
- Section six: Personal space
- Awkward chivalry: What to do when good manners turn into cringe moments
- Absent eye contact: How to handle when you can't get the guys to meet your eyes
- Awkwork, is this a meeting or a date?: How to handle the blurring of social and professional conversations
- The cellophane standoff: Will men really starve rather than unwrap the danish tray?