{"product_id":"9781579223526","title":"Latinas in the Workplace: An Emerging Leadership Force","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLatinas in the Workplace\u003c\/i\u003e highlights the stories of eight exceptional women. It is the third book in the \u003ci\u003eJourneys to Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e series that features stories about extraordinary women who have found paths to success in male-dominated arenas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven though each took a different route to success, these women share an overarching, almost implicit, understanding of what they aspired to: the freedom to choose where and how to invest time and energy, to establish professional and personal balance, and enjoy the luxury of defining that balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite their different professional aspirations, their journeys are rooted in similar ground tilled long before they entered the work world—a strong sense of family, influential religious traditions, and formidable ties to their cultural heritage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe eight Latinas showcased in this book – a foundation president, two business CEOs, a doctor, a former college president, a teacher and author, and two school superintendents – grew up with a determination to get educated that was fostered by parents and grandparents. All of them hold advanced degrees. Engrained in each of them is a sense of honor, the need to treat others with respect, and an inner strength—qualities nurtured by family members. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile each had to contend with negative forces, whether from within or outside their culture, and drew strength from the experience, they also acknowledge that being able to navigate two cultures, and being bilingual, has given them a unique perspective and two distinct ways of dealing with people. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough Latinos constitute one of the fastest growing segments of our population, these Latina leaders represent a relatively small percentage of women in leadership in the United States. They hope that their stories inspire not only their contemporaries but the next generation of Latinas as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe women profiled in this book are:\u003cbr\u003eSarita Brown, President, Excelencia in Education\u003cbr\u003eTina Cordova, President, Queston Construction\u003cbr\u003eSally Garza Fernandez, President, Fernandez Group\u003cbr\u003eCarmella Franco, Superintendent, Woodland California School District \u003cbr\u003eChristine Johnson, former President, Community College of Denver\u003cbr\u003eThelma López-Lira, M.D.\u003cbr\u003eDarline Robles, Executive Officer for the Los Angeles County Office of Education\u003cbr\u003eBeatriz Salcedo-Strumpf, Author and Instructor at the State University of New York in Oswego\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stylus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50096810492144,"sku":"9781579223526","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781579223526","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}