Shared sisterhood How to take collective action for racial and gender equity at work

Tina Opie

Book - 2022

"Gender and racial bias persist in organizations and in society. And though strides have been made toward equity in the last few decades, it still has not been reached. Even more disconcerting, Black women and other women of color are being held back more than their White counterparts. Most advice for women encourages individuals to speak up, be assertive, or lean in-to assimilate into a system modeled after White men. But individual action is not enough. We need collective action, where marginalized individuals work together, so all women experience the benefits of professional growth and equality. We need Shared Sisterhood, and anyone, regardless of gender, can join in. In this book, Tina Opie and Beth A. Livingston explain how to bu...ild this crucial alliance through vulnerability, trust, empathy, and risk-taking, so that all women can advance in the workplace and create systemic change. Drawing from their research program of the same name, they break down three key parts of the process: (1) Dig into your own assumptions around racioethnicity, gender, and power; (2) bridge the divide between women of all racioethnic groups through authentic relationships; and (3) advance all women across the organization and beyond. Balancing a mix of history, research, and real-life examples, this book encourages everyone to be a part of the sisterhood and push for gender equity that is equal for all"--

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Published
Boston, Massachusetts : Harvard Business Review Press [2022]
Language
English
Main Author
Tina Opie (author)
Other Authors
Beth A. Livingston (author)
Physical Description
xxii, 210 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-193) and index.
ISBN
9781647822835
  • Preface
  • 1. Shared Sisterhood to Dismantle Inequities
  • 2. Sisterhood across Different Levels
  • 3. Digging into Dig
  • 4. Bridging across Differences
  • 5. Collective Action
  • 6. Roadblocks to Shared Sisterhood
  • 7. Calls to Action
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Authors
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

"Collective action is necessary to achieve equity for women in organizations, particularly those from historically marginalized racioethnic groups," according to this encouraging guide to workplace diversity. Opie, an associate professor of management at Babson College, and Livingston, an assistant professor of management at Iowa Tippie College of Business, make a case that women of different races must come together and push for equity. To do so, the authors lay out the practices of "Dig" and "Bridge." The former requires thinking deeply about one's own biases and preconceptions, and the latter consists of forming relationships with "people of dif­ferent racioethnicities than your own." Self-reflection exercises appear throughout: readers are instructed to "identify your social identities," and to research power dynamics and ask themselves, "To what extent do you agree or disagree with what you have discovered?" There's practical advice for forming relationships, too: white women should "work to establish trust" with women of color by demonstrating empathy and vulnerability. The authors' message will leave readers hopeful: "Don't agonize, organize," they write, quoting "the rallying cry of the feminist movement." Readers aiming to create equality at work will find great takeaways here. Agent: Alia Hanna Habib, Gernert Co. (Oct.)

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