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When the Bough Breaks: The Cost of Neglecting Our Children
Sylvia Ann Hewlett

Perennial, 1992

What an eye opener!
One of the things I like about this book is that instead of diminishing the role of men it points out their importance. It also shows government policies can make a big difference in the lives of children. It is full of shocking statistics. Did you know that 27% of ...
  
  











  



  
Creating a Life : What Every Woman Needs to Know About Having a Baby and a Career
Sylvia Ann Hewlett, 2004

A must read for all women
I have recommended this book to friends of all ages and all carrer types. Everyone has loved it!! It is one of the only books i've read that really begins to investigate the socioeconomic impact of career women choosing not to have children (or having them much later ...
  
  











  



  
Off-ramps and On-ramps: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success
Sylvia Ann Hewlett

Harvard Business School Press, 2007

Hits the Mark Perfectly!
This book honestly and openly explores what I believe thousands of professional women are facing today - the deep challenge of creating a successful professional life of meaning, fulfillment, and balance, in today's current dominant work model. As one who works with ...
  
  











  



  
Required Reading for Executive Women--and the Companies Who Need Them (HBR Article Collection)
Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Carolyn Buck Luce, ...

Harvard Business Review, 2005

At the height of the recent labor crunch, one-quarter of women with professional degrees weren't working. It wasn't that they lacked ambition. Rather, they were forced out of their jobs by family demands, punishing hours in the office, and unrewarding work. U.S. industry can't afford to waste expensively educated, accomplished women--especially ...
  
  











  



  
Executive Women and the Myth of Having It All (HBR OnPoint Enhanced Edition)
Sylvia Ann Hewlett

Harvard Business Review, 2002

When it comes to having a high-powered career and a family, the painful truth is that women in the United States don't "have it all." At midlife, in fact, at least a third of the country's high-achieving women--a category that includes high wage earners across a variety of professions--do not have children. For many, this wasn't a conscious ...
  
  











  



  
Taking Parenting Public : The Case for a New Social Movement
Nancy Rankin, Cornel West

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2002

Taking Parenting Public makes a compelling case that parenting has become dangerously undervalued in America today. It calls for a new investment--both personal and public--into the work of raising children and argues that we are all stockholders in the next generation. With a foreword by Sylvia Ann Hewlett and Cornel West, Taking Parenting Public ...
  
  











  



  
Required Reading for Executive Women--and the Companies Who Need Them, 2nd Edition, (HBR Article Collection)
Alice H. Eagly, Linda L. Carli, ...

Harvard Business Review, 2007

We're all aware of the talent shortage looming as baby boomers retire. But how many companies recognize how bias against women might contribute to this impending crisis? Women occupy 40% of managerial positions in the United States, but only 6% of Fortune 500 top executive roles. If organizations continue to underutilize women, the severity of the ...
  
  











  



  
The War Against Parents
Cornel West, Sylvia Ann Hewlett

Mariner Books, 1999

Neither liberal nor conservative
This book walks a hazardous line, neither liberal nor conservative, and it infuriates some and baffles others who insist on familiar dichotomies. There's a litmus test for prospective readers, however: if you think parents should be as politically powerful as the ...
  
  











  



  
Tapping into Altruism: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success
Sylvia Ann Hewlett

Harvard Business School Press, 2007

According to the author, there are six essential elements that need to gain real traction if a company is to fully realize female talent over the long haul. This chapter looks at some common career drivers for women, addressing one of these essential elements: recognizing and rewarding altruism.
  
  











  



  
Canaries in the Coal Mine: Realizing a Better Work-Life Balance for All
Sylvia Ann Hewlett

Harvard Business School Press, 2007

This chapter addresses the challenge of accelerating and expanding the scope of alternative work arrangements to reach the critical mass needed to transform corporate culture.
  
  











  



  
Required Reading for White Executives, 2nd Edition (HBR Article Collection)
Keith Caver, David A. Thomas, ...

Harvard Business Review, 2005

A diverse workforce opens doors to new markets, handles complex problems creatively, and feels committed to your company.So why do so many diversity efforts only heighten racial tensions and hinder performance? Most companies use dysfunctional diversity models: In assimilation, firms treat everyone "the same"--blending minorities into a majority ...
  
  











  



  
Why Mess with the Male Competitive Model?: The Growing Need for Alternative Career Paths
Sylvia Ann Hewlett

Harvard Business School Press, 2007

Despite the fact that women these days are highly credentialed, they are not being promoted or advanced at a rate commensurate with their weight in the talent pool. This chapter examines the male competitive career model that excludes or marginalizes so many women and highlights the importance of overturning this model to create alternative ...
  
  











  



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