Must Reads for Women in Academic Research

In November 2019, Dr. Rinad Beidas, Penn Medicine's implementation science expert tweeted:

"Hive mind: I want to curate a library of books for my mentees (who are almost entirely females) on success in personal and professional pursuits with an eye towards academia. Can you help me?"

Using their social media networks Dr. Beidas and her collaborators quickly crowdsourced an organic and significant collection of books that contribute to mentorship and the advancement of minoritized and under-represented researchers and faculty, particularly in the biomedical and health sciences. This collection was researched in the Penn Libraries' catalog and, where possible, ebooks were acquired where there were no current holdings.

Resources described in Franklin

• The Art of Possibility, by Rosamud Stone Zander
• Ask for it: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What They Really Want, by Linda Babcock
• Becoming a Behavioral Science Researcher, by Rex Kline
• Big Potential: How Transforming the Pursuit of Success Raises Our Achievement, Happiness, and Well-Being, by Shawn Achor
• Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, by Anne Lamott
• Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life, by Steve Martin
• The Coach’s Guide for Women Professors, by Rena Seltzer
• The Coach’s Guide for Women Professors: Who Want a Successful Career and a Well-Balanced Life, by Rena Seltzer
• Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High, by Kerry Patterson
• Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World, by Cal Newport
• Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most, by Douglas Stone
• The Dip, by Seth Godin
• Down Girl, by Kate Manne
• Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life, by Susan David
• Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, by Greg McKeown
• The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable, by Patrick Lencioni
• Grit, by Angela Duckworth
• Executive Presence: The Art of Commanding Respect Like a CEO, by Harrison Monarth
• Forget a Mentor, Find a Sponsor: The New Way to Fast-Track Your Career, by Sylvia Ann Hewlett
• Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In, by Roger Fisher
• Glass Ceilings and 100-Hour Couples: What the Opt-Out Phenomenon Can Teach Us about Work and Family, by Karine Moe
• Harvard Business Review- Daily Tips newsletter
• Harvard Business Review – Women at Work podcast
• I Know How She Does It: How Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time, by Linda Vanderkam
• Leading Change, by John Kotter
• Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, by Sheryl Sandberg
• Make Trouble, by Cecile Richards
• Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty
• The Myth of the Nice Girl, by Fran Hauser
• Play Like a Man, Win Like a Women, by Gail Evans
• Playing Big: Find Your Voice, Your Mission, Your Message, by Tara Mohr
• Professor Mommy: Finding Work-Family Balance in Academia, by Kristen Ghodsee
• Unfinished Business: Women, Men, Work, Family, by Anne-Marie Slaughter
• What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, by Marshall Goldsmith
• When: the Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, by Daniel Pink
• What Works for Women at Work: Four Patterns Working Women Need to Know
• Women Don’t Ask: Negotiation and Gender Divide, by Linda Babcock