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What Works for Women at Work
Four Patterns Working Women Need to Know
Book • 2014
This book, authored by Joan C. Williams and Rachel Dempsey, provides a multi-generational perspective on the realities of today’s workplace.
It identifies four key patterns of bias that affect women: Prove-It-Again!
, the Tightrope, the Maternal Wall, and the Tug of War. Based on interviews with 127 successful working women, over half of whom are women of color, the book offers practical advice and strategies to help women succeed in high-powered careers.
It emphasizes that office politics often favor men and provides tools for women to be savvier and more resilient in their professional lives.
It identifies four key patterns of bias that affect women: Prove-It-Again!
, the Tightrope, the Maternal Wall, and the Tug of War. Based on interviews with 127 successful working women, over half of whom are women of color, the book offers practical advice and strategies to help women succeed in high-powered careers.
It emphasizes that office politics often favor men and provides tools for women to be savvier and more resilient in their professional lives.
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The author mentions an interview-based book she wrote with her daughter.
Joan C. Williams, "Outclassed: How the Left Lost the Working Class and How to Win Them Back" (St. Martin's Press, 2025)
