Eve on Top

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Advice to women

Introduction

The previous chapter on ‘advice to men’ focused on recommendations given to men already on the top rung of organisations by the women in our study. In this parallel chapter, we seek to learn from the experiences of high-achieving women and to pass on to others the women’s reflections on their own careers. This chapter summarises a number of themes that emerged when we asked our interviewees what advice they would give to women in the process of moving towards senior positions.

Context

Given that there are continuing gender-based inequalities in the workplace, it is particularly important that women wishing to reach the top of their profession are made aware of all that a ‘successful’ career might entail and ...