The Paula Principle: why women lose out at work - and what needs to be done about it in Bloomington, MN

An expert on innovation and work argues that the skills of many highly capable women are not being recognized, and that this harms businesses and individuals alike.
Whereas
The Peter Principle
, a four-million-copy bestseller from the 1960s, argued that most (male) workers will inevitably be promoted to one level beyond their competence, Schuller shows how women today face the opposite scenario: their skills are going to waste as they work below their competence levels.
Schuller blends interviews and studies with examples drawn from popular culture, and examines how attitudes have changed, from the advent of higher education for women in the 19th century to female dominance at all academic levels today. He also reveals how this has translated — or failed to translate — into the lived experiences of professional women, whether they are nursery workers, council employees, journalists, or oil company executives.
Engrossing and full of everyday insights into how gender impacts on working life,
The Paula Principle
is a well-reasoned analysis of the obstacles that many women face, and a guide to how we can challenge them on a personal, organizational, and societal level.