Eve on Top: Women and the Experience of Success in the Public Sector

Eve on Top takes an in-depth look at the position of women in senior positions in the public sector using a case-study approach, based on ten successful women and their background, upbringing, career progression, successes and failures, challenges and experiences. Each case study includes a lessons learned response in the form of advice both to other women, and the organisations in which they work.

Key Features: summarises the commonality and the diversity of the challenges and issues; provides an analysis of the factors that help and hinder women in reaching the top positions; provides solutions suggested by detailed analysis of real-life experiences.

Contents: Women at the top (or not): history, background, issues and themes; Methodology: an explanation and a critique; Characteristics of the women in the study; Exploring and experiencing success ; Career progression and planning; Mentoring, role models and networking; Gender; Barriers and obstacles; Barriers and obstacles; Sacrifices, gains, balances and choices; Domestic considerations; Working harder? Leadership and management styles; Advice to men; Advice to women; Summary and conclusion.