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| A "necessary" book for women who strive for success... |
| This is an important book for women - regardless of their professional goals. Anna Fels makes an important point about women who downplay their courageousness for fear of being unfeminine. Women show far too much humility about their accomplishments. If we want people to value our skills and to listen to what we have to say, we must first show that we value ourselves - by making sure our accomplishments are visible to targeted audiences. The first step in this process is to have a clear understanding of who you are, what you have accomplished (or want to accomplish), and what strengths as well as weaknesses you possess. Keep in mind that you only have one chance to make a first impression. With a clear view of oneself, and regardless of your life goals, gaining visibility is a key strategy for success. If we want people to recognize our accomplishments - and then to hire us, buy from us, or invest in our companies, they have to know who we are, what we have accomplished and why they should do business with us! Self-promotion, "Personal Publicity" - is a key to success. (Reviewed by: Marion E. Gold - Author of "The Personal Publicity Planner: A Guide to Marketing YOU" and "Top Cops: Profiles of Women in Command.") |
| Superb |
| This is one of those books that clarifies one's experience in a way that is both depressing and inspiring. Learned yet accessible: hard to put down. |
| The next great book in the woman's movement |
| "Necessary Dreams" is quite simply the next book in this progression: "The Second Sex," "The Feminine Mystique," and "Necessary Dreams." Fels distills the past to its essence and elucidates what must happen in the future if women and men are ever to be equals, and she does all this in less than 300 pages. It is written in a straight-forward and eminently readable style with no scapegoats. I cannot recommend it highly enough. |
