How to play the game: it takes comprehensive strategies, work-life balance, and a powerful network for women to win in the corporate arena.THE MYTH OF THE SUPERWOMAN su·per·wom·an n. 1. A woman who performs all the duties typically associated with several different full-time roles, such as wage earner, graduate student, mother, and wife. 2. A woman with more than human powers. IS ALIVE AND well and, as much as we hate the term, we hate even more what the label does to us. The implication causes us to become corporate contortionists, stretching and bending in directions and dimensions that challenge us physically, mentally, and emotionally as we strive to meet career goals, establish professional identities, and create nurturing environments for our families. For all the hard work, however, the numbers still don't support us. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a 2005 Catalyst, survey, women of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color held just 1.7% of corporate officer positions in the top 500 publicly traded companies publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. . The study also found that, women of color were only 1% of all corporate officer top earners, compared to 4.1% for men of color. And the representation of women of color among the senior leadership of the largest corporate entities increased by a mere 0.3% between 2002 and 2005, a development Catalyst noted as being "alarming ... considering the demographic shifts underway in the U.S. and world markets and workforces." Moreover, a CareerBuilder.com survey indicated that one-third of working mothers are dissatisfied with their work--life balance. Despite these lackluster statistics we've learned there are prescriptive pre·scrip·tive adj. 1. Sanctioned or authorized by long-standing custom or usage. 2. Making or giving injunctions, directions, laws, or rules. 3. Law Acquired by or based on uninterrupted possession. strategies not only for advancing in your career but for improving the quality of your work experience, finding balance in your life, building a network, setting priorities, and becoming an instrument to inspire others. In fact, we found that a number of female executives featured on our 2006 "50 Most Powerful Black Women in Business" list--and other high-powered professionals--made the right moves to score big in the corporate arena. Some even found a way to set their own rules. Coming from a range of different industries, executive positions, and career stages, these players offer compelling and insightful examples in our three-part. Women of Power series. They have faced challenges, setbacks, and traveled down forked See forked version. forked - (Unix; probably after "fucked") Terminally slow, or dead. Originated when one system was slowed to a snail's pace by an inadvertent fork bomb. roads, but all have enjoyed revelations, opportunities, success, and support from friends, family, and associates. Through trials and triumphs, they've learned how to master the game--and, most importantly Adv. 1. most importantly - above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" above all, most especially , how to win. |
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