Women who work : rewriting the rules for success

754 Pages·2017·5.246 MB·English

by  Ivanka Trump

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Trump, Ivanka, 1981– author.
Title: Women who work : rewriting the rules for success / Ivanka Trump.
Description: New York, NY : Portfolio, [2017]
Identifiers: LCCN 2016049443 | ISBN 9780735211322 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780735211339
(e-book) | ISBN 9780735216785 (international edition)
Subjects: LCSH: Women—Vocational guidance. | Career development. | Work-life balance. |
Success in business. | Success.
Classification: LCC HF5382.6 .T78 2017 | DDC 650.1082—dc23 LC record available at
https://lccn.loc.gov/2016049443
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To Jared, Arabella, Joseph, and Theodore,
for your unconditional love and unending support. Thank you for pushing
me to be a better wife, mother, and advocate for women everywhere.
To the women who’ve contributed their voices to this conversation,
this book is for you.
Contents
TITLE PAGE
COPYRIGHT
DEDICATION
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
Women Who Work
Rewriting the Rules for Success
CHAPTER ONE
Dream Big
Identify Your Passions to Create a Life You’ll Love
CHAPTER TWO
Make Your Mark
Become a World-Class Communicator, Colleague,
and Networker
CHAPTER THREE
Stake Your Claim
Maximize Your Influence at Work
CHAPTER FOUR
Work Smarter, Not Harder
Boost Your Productivity to Make Time for What
Matters Most
CHAPTER FIVE
Tip the Scale
Let Go of Balance by Seizing Meaningful Moments
CHAPTER SIX
Lead with Purpose
Changing the Conversation Around Women and
Work
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
THE READING LIST
NOTES
Preface
A
t the time I was writing this book, my father was running for
president of the United States. My manuscript was completed before
we knew the results of the election. As I write this preface, my father’s
inauguration is only days away. These last nineteen months have been an
amazing journey—and it’s just getting started.
Inspiring and empowering women who work—at all aspects of their
lives—has been my mission throughout my entire career. Today, I have the
opportunity to take that work to new heights and advocate for change on a
far greater scale than I’d ever imagined.
Over the last year and a half, I’ve had the honor of traveling across our
country, meeting the men and women of our great nation and listening to
their hopes and dreams, their challenges and concerns. I have grown
tremendously as a person, and the experience has been life changing.
In these weeks following the election, I have been grateful for the
overwhelming amount of outreach I’ve received from people across
America who have shared their stories and offered to extend their ideas and
expertise in the areas I am deeply passionate about, including the education
and economic empowerment of women and girls; leveling the playing field
for female entrepreneurs and job creators; and advancing the potential of
women in our economy.
When my father takes office as our nation’s forty-fifth president, I will
take a formal leave of absence from both The Trump Organization and my
apparel and accessories brand. On paper, this separation is straightforward,
but emotionally, this was not an easy decision for me to make. I have
known since I was a child that I wanted to be a developer and an
entrepreneur. It is difficult to step away from businesses that I have worked