What Works for Women at Work: Four Patterns Working Women Need to Know
by Joan C. Williams, Rachel Dempsey, foreword by Anne-Marie Slaughter
NYU Press, 2018 (updated edition), 394 pages
Amazon (Paperback, Kindle, Audiobook)
This book club is open to all, and we encourage participants to become SIAG-EDI members. We particularly encourage men to attend. Everyone who participates will learn more about the challenges women face in the workplace. Rather than focusing on solutions or assigning blame, this book proposes specific pragmatic solutions for individuals facing these challenges. Part V (Double Jeopardy) focuses on the additional challenges faced by women of color.
Participants are welcome to join for any subset of meetings of interest, including just a single meeting. The reading is encouraged but --- as with any book club --- not required. Meetings will be held online in Microsoft Teams. Each meeting will be led by a volunteer discussion leader who will prepare questions and moderate the discussion. To volunteer to lead a discussion, email tammy.kolda@mathsci.ai.
Thursdays from Oct 2 - Dec 18, with a break on Nov 27.
| Pacific | Mountain | Central | East Coast | London | Paris |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noon-1pm | 1-2pm | 2-3pm | 3-4pm | 8-9pm | 9-10pm |
Microsoft Teams
| Discussion Date | Reading Assignment | Notes | Discussion Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-Oct | Foreword and Introduction (~30 pp) | Tammy Kolda, tammy.kolda@mathsci.ai | |
| 9-Oct | Part I: Prove-it-Again (~36pp) | ||
| 16-Oct | Continued | Different meeting link this week: https://ucmerced.zoom.us/my/ssindi | Suzanne Sindi (ssindi@ucmerced.edu) |
| 23-Oct | Part II: The Tightrope (~70pp) | ||
| 30-Oct | Continued | Times in Europe will be one hour earlier due to differences in shifts to daylight savings time. | |
| 6-Nov | Part III: The Maternal Wall (~50pp) | ||
| 13-Nov | Continued | Needs a discussion leader who can provide a meeting invite! | |
| 20-Nov | Part IV: The Tug of War (~40pp) | ||
| 27-Nov | No Meeting | Thanksgiving (US) | |
| 4-Dec | Part V: Double Jeopardy (~40pp) | ||
| 11-Dec | Parts VI-VII: Leave or Stay (~30pp) and Lessons (~10pp) & Wrap-Up | ||
| 18-Dec | Extra meeting if needed |