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Female founders' playbook : insights from the superwomen who have made it
\"How do female entrepreneurs overcome hurdles, redress power imbalances and create a business with coveted unicorn status? High growth enterprises and tech unicorns are those companies with a value of more that £1billion. But building a unicorn is not an easy task. And its even more difficult for female-led enterprises than it is for male-led start-ups.Female Founders' Playbook brings together the experiences of the leading women entrepreneurs and VC investors. These successful businesswomen share their thoughts on every aspect of launching a high-growth business, from coming up with a unicorn-worthy idea, through to building a multi-talented team to winning investment. Their tales of success and failure are drawn together by commentary and insightful analysis by award-winning technology founder and architect of Starling Bank, Anne Boden, creating an easy-to-follow guide for any female leader. Rather than talking about who might be the next Bezos, Gates or Jobs, Female Founders' Playbook tells the true stories of those women who are guaranteed to inspire and help the next generation of female entrepreneurs\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Doing the Hard Work
One of the best ways to encourage women to enter or continue in engineering is to hear about and see examples of other women in the field to whom they can relate. Joan Wills and Karen Ramsey-Idem bring together diverse, talented women across the commercial vehicle industry to share her unique experiences including the habits, motivations, triumphs, defeats, and lessons learned that helped each thrive in her leadership roles. These leaders represent three different generations across U.S., Europe, Africa and Asia. Doing the Hard Work provides insights that have relevance for women at all stages in their careers, whether its young women interested in pursuing a career in the auto industry, those looking for their next strategic move, or those seeking insight and inspiration.
\"An important contribution to the literature to encourage women to become engineers and continue careers in STEM.\" Maxine L. Savitz, Vice President, National Academy of Engineering
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Dare : straight talk on confidence, courage, and career for women in charge
\"From a veteran Fortune 500 executive, how women can reach and succeed in top leadership positions ... During her 33-year career at Southern Company, a Fortune 500 utility company, Becky Blalock rose to become CIO in a traditionally male industry. Now she offers her own hard-won advice, as well as that of 28 top female executives, to show all aspiring women how to dare to reach the highest tier of leadership and C-suite positions ... Features straightforward, honest advice on gaining confidence, speaking up, findin g mentors, learning to fail, building a network of allies, managing others, and more.\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Women of Color in Tech
Highly Commended International Business Book from the 2021 Business Book Awards
Nonfiction Book Awards Silver Winner from the Nonfiction Authors Association
Winner of CompTIA's 2020 Diversity Technology Leader Spotlight Award
Winner of a Technology Rising Star Award from the 2020 Women of Color in STEM Conference
Break through barriers to achieve a rewarding future in tech
Women of Color in Tech: A Blueprint for Inspiring and Mentoring the Next Generation of Technology Innovators will help you overcome the obstacles that often prevent women of color from pursuing and staying in tech careers. Contrary to popular belief, tech careers are diverse and fun—and they go far beyond just coding. This book will show you that today's tech careers are incredibly dynamic, and you'll learn how your soft skills—communication, public speaking, networking—can help you succeed in tech.
This book will guide you through the process of cultivating strong relationships and building a network that will get you were you want to be. You'll learn to identify a strong, knowledgeable support network that you can rely on for guidance or mentorship. This step is crucial in getting young women of color into tech careers and keeping them there.
* Build your professional network to get the guidance you need
* Find a mentor who understands your goals and your struggles
* Overcome negativity and stay motivated through difficult times
* Identify and develop the soft skills that you need to get ahead in tech
Read this book to help bring to life your vision of a future in tech. With practical advice and inspiring stories, you'll develop the right tools and the right mindset. Whether you're just considering going into tech or you want to take your current career to the next level, Women of Color in Tech will show you how to uncover the resources you need to succeed.
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Female Entrepreneurship and the New Venture Creation
Women represent the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs today. Despite the enormous economic contributions of this group, female entrepreneurship remains under-explored and inadequately covered in academic literature.
Female Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation aims to address this gap by shedding light on the unique aspects of female entrepreneurship. Tracing women's journey along the venture creation process, Kariv's book:
highlights the creatively different ways in which women approach the entrepreneurial enterprise;
takes into account different environmental and cultural constraints that impact female entrepreneurship;
provides a theoretical framework for the venture creation process that is practical and broadly applicable;
includes in-depth case studies drawn from contributors around the world.
This book captures the diversity of female entrepreneurship and provides a valuable synthesis of the insights that emerge from the stories of women entrepreneurs around the world. It will be a valuable resource for students of entrepreneurship, as well as professionals.
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How women rise : break the 12 habits holding you back from your next raise, promotion, or job
Ready to take the next step in your career ... but not sure what's holding you back? Authors Sally Helgesen and Marshall Goldsmith identify the 12 habits that hold women back as they advance, showing them why what worked for them in the past might actually be sabotaging their future success.
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Do Traditional Institutions Constrain Female Entrepreneurship? A Field Experiment on Business Training in India
This paper explores how traditional religious and caste institutions in India that impose restrictions on women's behavior influence their business activity. Our analysis makes use of a field experiment in which a randomly selected sample of poor self-employed women were trained in basic financial literacy and business skills and encouraged identify concrete financial goals. The sample is relatively homogeneous in term of socioeconomic status (e.g. education). However, differences in religion and caste mean they face very different traditional restrictions on mobility and social interaction. Muslim women face the most restrictions. Among Hindu women, upper castes face significantly more restrictions than scheduled castes, the lowest group in the caste hierarchy.
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Economic opportunities for women in the East Asia and Pacific Region
East Asia and the Pacific is a region of dynamic growth. Women have contributed significantly to this growth and have benefited from it through active participation in the labor market. However, women are still disproportionately represented in the informal sector and in low paid work. Efforts to identify barriers to women's business and entrepreneurial activities in the region are critical not only to facilitate inclusive growth in a national context but also to counter the increasing trend of female migratory flows in the region. This report highlights' both the challenges and the economic opportunities for businesswomen in the region offers some useful potential pointers for reform.
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