The Working Week 110

How can women get ahead in a male-dominated workplace? On the Working Week this week, Wayne talks to Suzanne Doyle-Morris, author of Beyond the Boys' Club: Strategies for Achieving Career Success as a Woman Working in a Male-dominated Field, a book she describes as "a career bible for women who work primarily with men".

As she explains to Wayne, most successful women working in male-dominated fields know that you can't win the game if you're not willing to play the game – a game whose rules were written by men.

These same women understand that the best way to change the game - and make it work for them - is as a key player - not as an outsider.

Career progression, she argues, requires a blend of aptitude and attitude, manoeuvrability, understanding office politics, coupled with self awareness and confidence. Most professional women are already delivering high quality work.

What women tend to lack is the knowledge of how to raise their profile well, when most of their colleagues are men, and how to unlock the level of confidence required to take the next step up the career ladder to the boardroom and more senior roles.

Listen to the show for some tips on how to unlock this potential and play the boys at their own game.

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