Our separate ways : black and white women and the struggle for professional identity / Ella L.J. Edmondson Bell, Stella M. Nkomo.

By:

Bell, Ella L. J. Edmondson, 1949- [Author]

Contributor(s):

Nkomo, Stella M, 1947-

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781633697560

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

HD6054 .O977 2001

Online resources:

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Contents:

1. Lost childhoods -- 2. Their fathers' daughters -- 3. Comfortable families, uncomfortable times -- 4. Executives in training -- part 2. Flashpoints -- 5. Breaking in -- 6. Fitting in -- 7. Barriers to advancement -- 8. Climbing over the barriers -- 9. Making change -- 10. Work isn't everything -- part 3. The self and the other -- 11. The racialized self -- 12. Images of other.

Review: "In Our Separate Ways, authors Ella Bell and Stella Nkomo take a look at the surprising differences between black and white women's trials and triumphs on their way up the executive ladder. Based on groundbreaking research that spanned eight years, Our Separate Ways compares and contrasts the experiences of 120 black and white female managers in the American business arena. In-depth histories bring to life the women's powerful and often difficult journeys from childhood to professional success, highlighting the roles that gender, race, and class played in their development."--Jacket.

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Includes bibliographies and index.

Pt. 1. Flashbacks -- 1. Lost childhoods -- 2. Their fathers' daughters -- 3. Comfortable families, uncomfortable times -- 4. Executives in training -- part 2. Flashpoints -- 5. Breaking in -- 6. Fitting in -- 7. Barriers to advancement -- 8. Climbing over the barriers -- 9. Making change -- 10. Work isn't everything -- part 3. The self and the other -- 11. The racialized self -- 12. Images of other.

"In Our Separate Ways, authors Ella Bell and Stella Nkomo take a look at the surprising differences between black and white women's trials and triumphs on their way up the executive ladder. Based on groundbreaking research that spanned eight years, Our Separate Ways compares and contrasts the experiences of 120 black and white female managers in the American business arena. In-depth histories bring to life the women's powerful and often difficult journeys from childhood to professional success, highlighting the roles that gender, race, and class played in their development."--Jacket.

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