"Latinas in the Workplace" highlights the stories of eight
exceptional women. It is the third book in the "Journeys to
Leadership" series that features stories about extraordinary women
who have found paths to success in male-dominated arenas. Even
though each took a different route to success, these women share an
overarching, almost implicit, understanding of what they aspired
to: the freedom to choose where and how to invest time and energy,
to establish professional and personal balance, and enjoy the
luxury of defining that balance. Despite their different
professional aspirations, their journeys are rooted in similar
ground tilled long before they entered the work world a strong
sense of family, influential religious traditions, and formidable
ties to their cultural heritage. The eight Latinas showcased in
this book a foundation president, two business CEOs, a doctor, a
former college president, a teacher and author, and two school
superintendents grew up with a determination to get educated that
was fostered by parents and grandparents. All of them hold advanced
degrees. Engrained in each of them is a sense of honor, the need to
treat others with respect, and an inner strength qualities nurtured
by family members. While each had to contend with negative forces,
whether from within or outside their culture, and drew strength
from the experience, they also acknowledge that being able to
navigate two cultures, and being bilingual, has given them a unique
perspective and two distinct ways of dealing with people. Although
Latinos constitute one of the fastest growing segments of our
population, these Latina leaders represent a relatively small
percentage of women in leadership in the United States. They hope
that their stories inspire not only their contemporaries but the
next generation of Latinas as well.The women profiled in this book
are: Sarita Brown, President, Excelencia in EducationTina Cordova,
President, Queston ConstructionSally Garza Fernandez, President,
Fernandez GroupCarmella Franco, Superintendent, Woodland California
School District Christine Johnson, former President, Community
College of DenverThelma Lopez-Lira, M.D.Darline Robles, Executive
Officer for the Los Angeles County Office of EducationBeatriz
Salcedo-Strumpf, Author and Instructor at the State University of
New York in Oswego"
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