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Book SynopsisThis book contains eight real-life accounts from Latinas in leadership positions in the United States. These women discuss how their professional goals may conflict with their cultureâs expectations for them, and they describe the complexity of life choices for working Latinas, including their struggles in challenging such social assumptions.
Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Chapter 1 – Compliance or Ambition: Challenging Cultural Norms in Search of Personal Fulfillment by Camilla A. Montoya. ………………………………………………………….... Chapter 2 – How Professional Goals Conflict with Social Experiences for Gender, Age, Ethnicity and Culture by Julieta V. García………………………………………………………………. Chapter 3 – Asserting the Power Within by Veronica Carrera Chapter 4 – No Laughing Matter: Gender Stereotypes in the Workplace by Isis Lopez. Chapter 5 – Overcoming Biases and Moving Forward by Cynthia S. Halliday Chapter 6 – Authenticity Transcends What Stereotypes Attempt to Classify by Esther S. Gergen.. Chapter 7 – Fluid Identities: How Growing Up in a Lower-class Brazilian Immigrant Family Shaped My Ideas of Class, Race, and Culture by Damaris Santos Palmer Chapter 8 – Reconciling Personal and Professional Goals by Fawn-Amber Montoya. Conclusion References Index About the Contributors
