Women in the office work hard but they are still not achieving top positions or fair play. The author argues that it is a question of attitude. Traditionally women have been afraid to assert themselves, and worried that if they concentrate on careers they will lose out on marriage and motherhood. Using examples from several women who have managed to scale the ladder, Lee Bryce shows how it is perfectly possible to combine work with a happy domestic life. For women to succeed, she argues, they must be prepared not only to adopt the masculine traits of visibility and assertiveness but also to blend them with traditional female qualities. It is this supremely female role model that gives women the key to achieving success in the nineties.