Ambition in Black + White The Feminist Narrative Revised |
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| Author:
| Marshall, Melinda
Wingfield, Tai |
| Series title: | Center for Talent Innovation Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-942600-79-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2016 |
| Publisher: | Rare Bird Books
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| Imprint: | Vireo Book, A |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $14.95 |
Book Description:
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What do women want? Black women and white aspire to excel, empower others, and earn well in their careers, but confront different hurdles in pursuit of these goals, as they have started the race from different gates. Progress for all women, we posit, depends on first recognizing their differences. In this book we show how history accounts for both the invisibility that keeps black women from attaining power as well as the ambivalence that constrains white women from pursuing...
More DescriptionWhat do women want? Black women and white aspire to excel, empower others, and earn well in their careers, but confront different hurdles in pursuit of these goals, as they have started the race from different gates. Progress for all women, we posit, depends on first recognizing their differences. In this book we show how history accounts for both the invisibility that keeps black women from attaining power as well as the ambivalence that constrains white women from pursuing it--offering strategies to help every woman fulfill her ambitions.