Karon Jolna is a Research Scholar at the Center for the Study of Women. Dr. Jolna is committed to bridging women's studies and business both inside and outside of the academy. As such, her first course for UCLA Extension, "How Does She Do It? Top Women Executives Reveal Their Keys to Life and Work Success," integrates current feminist and management theory with the practical life experiences of women business leaders. View her webpage.
For more course information, see theocourse listing as UCLA Extension. For CSW discounts, call 310-825-2772 or email A Nicolas |
Women students peering into their future are confronted with difficult questions. They are about to embark on a journey of choices and challenges that will shape their personal fortunes at work and in their personal lives; forge generational shifts in leadership at corporations and new enterprises; and change perceptions, interactions and work practices on many levels and in many venues. The questions these women ask now and in the years to come will guide their lives and careers.
How did brand guru Robin Fisher Roffer start her own company and confront the difficulties of entrepreneurship and corporate politics to gain accounts with Time-Warner, TV Guide, Lifetime Television, AOL and others? How can NBC-Universal Vice President Stacy Melle excel at her demanding job running the “on demand” movie business for one of the biggest entertainment companies in the world—while battling cystic fibrosis and diabetes? Gabriella Colantoni runs the entertainment practice for one of the top three executive search firms, DHR Executive Search, placing the top tier of executives in the most challenging jobs while balancing a family of four. What were their fears and aspirations as they entered the working world? What compromises did they make—or decline to make—as they pursued success? Who were their mentors, their heroes? What were some of their most difficult hurdles? And their most rewarding challenges? These are some of the questions we will explore this summer. Questions by and for women—and answers from those who have been up and down the executive path and the mommy track. And continue the journey...
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Sheila Wellington, the former president of Catalyst, the preeminent source of information on women in the workplace, writes: “Women from all kinds of organizations telll me they keep hitting professional roadblocks. The thousands of women Catalyst has interviewed since its founding in 1962—ranging from the pioneers to Generation Z—have made it clear that they need more guidance. They need to know what to do to get where they want to go.” From popular magazine articles and executive development programs to assertiveness training to teach women “the rules of the game” and how to compete with men, there’s plenty of advice available for working women. All offer varying degrees of value. Real guidance, I suggest, comes from the experiences of women who have asked the questions themselves; who have sought answers and worked through them; who are willing to share their insights and their mistakes with women who are just beginning their journey.
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