Womenomics: Work Less, Achieve More, Live Better

In fact we suggest a trial period where you make a conscious habit of NOT doing things as well as you usually do—and even then we bet you’ll still be good and not just mediocre.

Most of us want to work—but on our terms, in ways that make it possible to have a life as well.

The CMI found that recruiters are looking for emotional intelligence and the ability to appreciate people’s values as much as they are looking for technical competency.

List exactly what you believe you should feel badly about. Your personal classic guilt trips.

women have a style of management that is more open and more inclusive than that of the other sex. We are more likely to encourage participation in meetings, and we tend to be more nurturing of subordinates. We prefer consensus to confrontation and empathy over ego.

The situation is so dire that a majority of us will opt, when asked, for less responsibility. We will trade duties, a title—even salary increases—for more time, freedom, and harmony.

assets—Pepperdine’s study found that companies with the best records for promoting women outperform the competition.

How much of the way you work is about satisfying your ego?

We want freedom—to make our own decisions, to control our own work lives.