Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface xi
4. Introduction: Working Toward Diversity xv
5. A Note on Confidentiality and Terminology xxv
6. Part 1. Why Group?
7. 1. Every Other Thursday: A Meeting of Group 1
8. 2. Evolution: How Each of Us Came to Group 17
9. 3. Facing Disaster: Ellen’s Story 35
10. Part 2. Group Work
11. 4. Accepting . . . Liking . . . Celebrating: Appreciating Ourselves and Being Entitled to Success 71
12. 5. A Serious Mind and a Light Heart: Respecting Instinct and Personal Goals 82
13. 6. Off Balance and Out of Control: Managing Time and Establishing Equilibrium 91
14. 7. Flying Furniture: Choice and Change 101
15. 8. Best Friends, Harshest Critics: Working with Other Women 108
16. 9. Life Is a Limited Resource: Taking Care of Ourselves 118
17. 10. Permission to Feel: Being Professional Does Not Mean Turning Off All Emotion 127
18. 11. Boss, Mother, Friend, Role Model: Working with Students and Employees 138
19. 12. Putting It Out There: Writing and Giving Talks 149
20. 13. Nobody Taught Us This in School: Institutional Politics and Strategy 161
21. 14. Anticipating Changes: Growing Older with Grace 177
22. 15. Going Home: Interactions with Spouse, Partner, Mother, and Children 184
23. Part 3. A Group of One’s Own
24. 16. Pigs, Contracts, and Strokes: Group Process and History 201
25. 17. Maintenance and Repair: Working to Keep Group Working 227
26. Part 4. Epilogue
27. 18. Another Change of Direction: Letting Go and Moving On 239
28. Biographies of Group Members 253
29. Notes 259
30. Further Reading 263
31. Acknowledgments 267