Navigating the aftermath of the glass ceiling
revealing.
AUTHENTIC.
EMPOWERING.
About the Book
Walking on Broken Glass is a clear-eyed examination of how power actually operates inside modern institutions—and a practical guide for women who want to lead, execute, and survive within systems that were never designed for them.
Grounded in history, data, and real-world experience, the book equips women with the strategies, pattern recognition, and collective strength needed to navigate bias, withstand takedowns, and drive meaningful change without breaking themselves.
Nobody Is Coming to Save Us
So We Will Lead a Revolution to Save Ourselves
Decades after Gloria Steinem’s second wave post-feminist movement, women continue to fight the same battles at work.
Biases, structural inequities, and entrenched power dynamics mean that highly capable women and other underrepresented people never get the chance to advance, despite being ready, willing, and qualified to do more.
“Women are nothing if not persistent. But persistence isn’t enough to dismantle a system
that wasn’t designed for us.”
– walking on broken glass
From the start, girls are raised on a steady diet of be nice, be quiet, be helpful.
As women, we can be assertive but unlikeable, or we can be empathetic but not strong leaders. Whichever direction we go, there are penalties.
The fear of being labeled negatively is a powerful silencer.
Trying to be “just right” is a fool’s errand.
High-performing women are disappearing.
A takedown is not a performance issue.
It’s a deliberate process used to neutralize someone perceived as a threat – often because she is effective, outspoken, independent, or unwilling to conform to informal power structures.
Her competence becomes the problem.
This book is not about fixing ourselves. It’s about understanding that the game is not going to change anytime soon, so we’d better gear up and get ready. It’s about knowing how to:
“The generations before us may have shattered the glass ceiling, but shards remain.”
– walking on broken glass
WALKING ON BROKEN GLASS
We didn’t get to the top because we’re women.
We got there by navigating shifting corporate politics with grit and strong sponsorship, demonstrating effective leadership, an eye for strategy, and a bias for execution that drives results. And we know those skills matter more than ever for women who want to break barriers without breaking themselves.
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