Participants xiii

Introduction 1

1 Start Smart 6

2 Geishas, Bitches, Guys—and the Invisible Woman 26

3 Balls to the Wall: Toxic Bosses and Hostile Environments 52

4 The Emperor's New Clothes 77

5 Power and Where It Comes From 93

6 Sex, Love, and a Vision for Life 120

7 The Whole Life 139

8 How High Can You Go? 163

9 Breaking Up Is Hard to Do 186

10 The Entrepreneuse 200

11 The Parallel Universe 217

Notes 231

Web Resources 237

Bibliography 241

Acknowledgments 247

The Author 251

Index 253