Using case studies of top-level women and research in the field,Women at the Top breaks new ground and offers new insightinto how women can create dually-successful lives.
* explores the work histories, motivation, leadership styles,mentors, and family backgrounds of a diverse assortment oftop-level women
* includes the case studies of the President of Old Navy/Gap, theChairman of Deloitte and Touche, the VP of IBM operations, aSupreme Court Judge in China, President of Legislative Council inHong Kong, several university presidents, and more
* weighs the positive effects of multiple roles and positive andnegative work-life spill over
* discusses strategies for success (e.g., scaling back,juggling), the need for social support, and the importance ofcultural context