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Inside Knowledge

How Women Can Thrive in Professional Service Firms

Alison Temperley
Emerald Publishing Limited, 2017

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Editorial Rating

9

Qualities

  • Applicable
  • Well Structured
  • Inspiring

Recommendation

Women’s leadership coach Alison Temperley addresses unconscious bias and gender inequities in professional service firms. Even in firms that claim to be meritocracies, women don’t advance as quickly as their male counterparts. Temperley advises women to be more vocal, to express how their contributions matter and to advocate for promotion. Although the book’s subtitle positions her overview as niche advice for women in professional firms, women in many fields will find her counsel applicable.

Take-Aways

  • Unequal treatment affects the careers of men and women in professional service firms.
  • Women make up about 50% of professional service firm employees but only 20% of equity partners.
  • Women need to be conscious of their work performance and how they spend their time.

About the Author

Alison Temperley applies her 30-plus years of professional service firm experience to coaching female accountants, lawyers and consultants. She leads the design, delivery and coaching of global women’s leadership programs for Linklaters and Allen & Overy, both international law firms, and co-leads their global program.

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