`This book will be of tremendous assistance to women in business as well as being great fun to read.'

Nikki Beckett, Chief Executive, NSB Retail Systems Plc

`An essential read for any woman in business.'

Joy Kingsley, Managing Partner, Pannone & Partners

`It is an invaluable insight into the lives of women who have succeeded, against many odds, in achieving positions of power. Not only for those who wish to follow in their footsteps but a comfort to those who made it to know there are like-minded women out there.'

Hilary Meredith, Managing Partner, Donns Solicitors

Stepping Up is your practical and comprehensive guide to getting the most out of your career and life.

Based on original research material and interviews with women across Europe, it explodes the gender myths that hold women back. It details strategies for overcoming everyday challenges, such as handling the difficult manager, bullying, and conquering stereotyping. High-flying women such as Dianne Thompson of Camelot, the Rt. Hon. Tessa Jowell, Minister for Employment, Welfare to Work and Equal Opportunities, and Nikki Beckett, Business Woman of the Year 2000, pass on advice on career management and how to be successful without sacrificing your personal life.

The book is packed full of information on how to develop key skills such as leadership, teambuilding and delegating. In addition, it looks at impression management and networking, giving practical tips on how to increase yourvisibility and gain promotion.

Pragmatic and realistic, Stepping Up provides a framework for career and life planning that all women can use.