title: Hidden by Gender: What Women Need to Know About Gender Bias to Shine in the Corporate Space & the Marketplace (A Leadership Hand&reg; Book)
author:  Beth Hand 
description: <b>Hidden by Gender</b> illuminates the playing field for women leading in the corporate space and the marketplace. Hand presents the big picture--the global context for women, affirms realities and busts some myths about gender. When you have a big vision, it's not enough to have insight. This book helps you translate insight into powerful action with simple, practical tools and guidelines. The author's approaches will help you and your team achieve your business goals and contribute to the world. <b>-Monica Smiley, CEO and Publisher, Enterprising Women Magazine </b><br /><br />Beth Hand provides a clear, concise and global perspective on the progress and challenges faced by women in corporate leadership and as entrepreneurs. <b>Hidden by Gender </b>offers valuable insights supported by the author's years of business and leadership consulting experience, and provides practical guidance to strategize, set goals and focus on creating a positive impact. <b>-Michael J Tobolski, Director of Corporate Relations,WEConnect International </b><br /><br /><b>Hidden by Gender</b> is an invitation for all women to "engage in the game of trade" and become gender diplomats - boldly, brilliantly... It is an invitation to dare, supported by the science and knowledge of why gender inequality still exists and how to bring about a better future, for men and women, boys and girls alike. The simple and elegant SHINE model offers brilliant ways for women leaders to embrace what's possible, act now on the "tiny aha", and the wisdom found in our own stories of boldness. <b>-Magda Mook, Executive Director and CEO, International Coach Federation </b>
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  Grow Your Value:
  L iving and Working to Your Full Potential
   
  Obsessed: America' s Food Addiction—
  and My Own
   
  All Things at Once
   
  
  Table of Contents
   
  Title Page
  Dedication
  Acknowledgements
  I ntroduction
   
  CHAPTER 1 - MY STORY How It Begins
  REBUILDING MY CAREER, BUT NOT MY VALUE
  PLAYING THE VICTIM
   
  CHAPTER 2 - GET OUT OF YOUR WAY Women as Their Own
  Worst Enemies
  THE PARIS HILTON INCIDENT
   
  CHAPTER 3 - WHAT’S A WOMAN WORTH? The Gender Wage
  Gap and the Perception of Value
  NOT YET EQUAL
  PROBLEM? WHAT PROBLEM?
  SUBCONSCIOUS BIAS
  BEHIND THE STARTING LINE
  BUT AREN’T WOMEN GOOD FOR BUSINESS?
   
  CHAPTER 4 - ACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR A Cautionary Tale about
  Women Acting Like Men ...
  ACTING LIKE A MAN
  OUR ACHILLES’ HEEL
  NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE RED HAIR CLIP
  FINDING THE MIDDLE GROUND: NOT TOO SOFT, NOT TOO
  HARD
  HARD AS NAILS, WARM AS TOAST
   
  
  CHAPTER 5  - WHAT MEN KNOW We Can’t Act Like Them, but We
  Can Learn from Them
  FINDING OUR OWN WAY
  A SENSE OF ENTITLEMENT
  IF YOU’RE NO