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Work, Sister, Work: How Black Women Can Get Ahead in Today's Business Environment » (1st Fireside ed)
Authors: Cydney Shields, Leslie C. Shields
ISBN-13: 9780671873059, ISBN-10: 0671873059
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
Date Published: February 1994
Edition: 1st Fireside ed
Author Biography: Cydney Shields
Book Synopsis
Specifically tailored to the particular needs of black women, this empowering book is filled with the information that will help them find their way in today's work environment. Foreword by Eleanor Holmes Norton, Congressional Delegate.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | ix | |
| Acknowledgments | xi | |
| Introduction: Why Can't She? | xiii | |
| Authors' Note | xv | |
| 1 | Breaking the Silence | 1 |
| 2 | The Burden of Her Color | 20 |
| 3 | The Survival Challenge | 33 |
| 4 | Success Planning: "Don't wait for your ship to come in, swim out to meet it." | 48 |
| 5 | Out of the Gate, and Off to a Running Start | 77 |
| 6 | Fatal Actions | 85 |
| 7 | Shaping Up Your Image | 99 |
| 8 | Corporate Street Smarts: "It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you control the game." | 118 |
| 9 | Changing the Odds | 138 |
| 10 | I'm Happy But Sad to Be Here | 150 |
| 11 | Job Shopping With Ease | 168 |
| 12 | Fed Up and Fighting Back! | 209 |
| 13 | Facing a Layoff? | 221 |
| 14 | Why Don't You Just Mind Your Own Business? | 229 |
| 15 | Black Women Can Win! | 250 |
| 16 | One Last Lap to Go! | 262 |
| Appendix A | Image Source List | 265 |
| Appendix B | Job Shopping Resources | 266 |
| Appendix C | Career Resources Targeted for Minorities and Women | 269 |
| Appendix D | Business Programs by State | 277 |
| Appendix E | Best Places for Blacks to Work | 281 |
| Index | 283 |
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