How to break the rules (EN)

HEY YOU! 9

PART 1: HOW TO GET THERE 13
1. Women are too emotional 15
2. Girls can’t do maths 21
3. You’ll get the job you’re qualified for 28
4. Sister or not? The student society is a springboard 35
5. A job interview is a test 40
6. If you’re good enough, you’ll be asked 47
7. Stick to the traditional career rules 54
8. Women can’t negotiate 60
9. I’m not good enough 67

PART 2: HOW TO BE THERE 75
10. Whoever shouts the loudest has the most influence 77
11. Women can’t separate their personal lives from their work 83
12. Women are afraid to take risks 89
13. You must be able to take a joke 97
14. Be one of the guys 104
15. You can’t have a gap on your CV 110
16. Women lack ambition 118
17. Women can’t network 125
18. Women don’t want to work full-time 132

PART 3: HOW TO STAY THERE 141
19. You can’t have it all 143
20. I am not the token woman 149
21. Women are too soft 156
22. Women aren’t strategic 163
23. A woman at the top doesn’t need a mentor 169
24. Men are go-getters, women are bitches 176
25. Women aren’t able to say ‘no’ 182
26. I’m almost there 188

EPILOGUE 195
27. If you’re tired, you should rest 199
28. Visibility is all about social media 205

ENDNOTES 209
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 215