Double X and Leadership

This topic deals with questions of gender in the museum world.

Websites & Blogs

New! http://www.coaching-for-new-women-managers.com–Written for the for-profit side, but some worthwhile advice on such universals as making a good first impression, problem solving and teamwork.

New! http://catalyst.org–Primarily for women in business, but the Resource section has searchable links for questions about workplace discrimination, nonprofit board service, as well as some valuable statistics.

http://fromthepipeline.blogspot.com/2008/04/its-equal-pay-day-for-women-in.html

http://www.nonprofitresearch.org/newsletter1531/newsletter_show.htm?doc_id=20136

Articles

New! Tuhus-Dubrow, Rebecca. “The Female Advantage: A New Reason for Businesses to Promote Women, It’s Profitable.” The Boston Globe, May 3, 2009.

New! Shellenbarger, Sue. Meritocracy or “Mean Girls: How Important Is Office Popularity?, Wall Street Journal Blogs, February 19, 2009, available online at www.blogs.wsj.com.

Vedantum, Shankar, Salary, Gender and the Social Cost of Haggling, Washington Post, July 30, 2007, page A07 or on washingtonpost.com.

Helgesen, Sally and Marta Williams, Men and Women: Differing Drivers in the Development of Senior Executive Talent, Published in Issue 14 of CriticalEYE REVIEW: The Journal of Europe’s Centre for Business Leaders www.CriticalEYE.net.

Joslyn, H. (2002, February 21). Balancing work and family: Charities face new challenges over what benefits to provide. The Chronicle of Philanthropy, 14(9).

Joslyn, H. (2003, March 20). Charity’s glass ceiling: Salary gap persists for women in nonprofit organizations.The Chronicle of Philanthropy, 15(11).

Joslyn, H. (2003, March 20). Making salary discussion less taboo is key to helping women achieve pay equity.The Chronicle of Philanthropy, The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

Ms Magazine, Lifetime TV Survey Finds Young Women Are Not Opting Out, December 21, 2006.

Maloney, Carolyn B. The Wages of Activism, Ms Magazine, Summer 2008.

Schwarzer, Marjorie. Women in the Temple: Gender and Leadership in Museums. Museum News, AAM, May/June 2007.

(2003 March 20). Board members play crucial role in closing the gender gap in pay. The Chronicle of Philanthropy, 15(11).

Books

New! Haigh, Jo. Tales From the Glass Ceiling: A Survival Guide for Women in Business, Piatkus Books, 2009.

New! Frohlinger, Carol. Her Place t the Table: Using Negotiation Skills to Get What You Want. Jossey-Bass, 2004.

New! Shephard, Molly D. Breaking Into the Boy’s Club: 8 Ways for Women to Get Ahead in Business, 2009

Babcock, Linda and Sara Laschever. Women Don’t Ask: The High Cost of Avoiding Negotiation. Bantam, 2007.

Babcock, Linda and Sara Laschever. Ask For It: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What They Really Want. Bantam, 2008.

Capek, Mary Ellen S. and Molly Mead, Effective Philanthropy Organizational Success through Deep Diversity and Gender Equality, MIT Press, 2007.

Conry, Julie C. Women As Fundraisers: Their Experience In and Influence on an Emerging Profession.

Pritchard, Lucille Martin. Women in the Nonprofit Sector: Leadership for Social Change, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Dissertation. 2000. Available in pdf. http://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9960782/ and browse by author.