The ambition penalty : how corporate culture tells women to step up--and then pushes them down / Stefanie O'Connell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Connell, Stefanie, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ambition.

Sex discrimination in employment.

Sex discrimination against women.

Success in business.

Women--Vocational guidance.

Women.

Genre:

Self-help publications.

Physical Description:

viii, 309 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Venture, 2026.

Summary:

We spoke up. We took charge. We asked for more. But where has it actually left us? Not only are generations of women more burned-out than ever, but the gender pay gap has barely budged in decades. In The Ambition Penalty, journalist Stefanie O'Connell presents a deeply researched and sometimes shocking look at the ways women remain passed over and excluded, not for lack of ambition but because of it. She calls it "the ambition penalty"--the sum of the financial, personal, and professional costs women face for daring to want more. The Ambition Penalty dismantles the myth that women are less ambitious than their male peers and debunks common claims--like women aren't confident enough and don't negotiate enouth--used to justify stubborn gender gaps in power. This book reveals why decades of educational gains and empowerment messages have not translated into corresponding advances for women at work and home. The Ambition Penalty gives women the talking points they can use to call out these biases and lays out proven practices for leaders and allies committed to cultivating environments where women's ambitions are supported, rewarded, and celebrated.

Contents:

Introduction: you're not too ambitious

What ever happened to Girl Power?. The lie of #Girlboss feminism ; "The future is female" - but never today

The ambition penalty: what success still costs women at work. "Too ambitious": the hidden costs of asking for more ; Why we (all) love to hate ambitious women ; Hustle and grind: when working harder doesn't level the playing field, what does? ; How bias leads to burnout - by design

The myth of the "Way women are" - and what it costs us all. "Women aren't ambitious enouth": maybe it's just biology? ; ...Or maybe "Women just choose to give up their ambitions"?

Work beyond the workplace: the punishing double standards of singledom, marriage, and motherhood. How household inequality undermines women's ambitions (regardless of relationship status) ; Who gets to "have it all"? the real work-life balance life ; The age of anti-ambition and its myth of freedom

Epilogue: collective ambition: what's next and what's possible.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781541705210

1541705211

OCLC:

1535237797

Publisher Number:

90104661289