One red shoe : the story of corporate America's first woman

This is the journey over five decades of Peg Wyant who navigated from Mad Men through Me Too and motherhoodYounger women trying excel at being a working mom can learn from the methods she developed. At the Procter and Gamble Company, Peg would achieve a series of first, the first woman to go into the field on sales training, to become a female brand manager, to work all the way through pregnancy and, finally, to report directly to the CEO. Then she continued breaking barriers by starting a venture capital firm focused on women, a real estate development company band clubs of her own. Wyant tells her story frankly. She spares no words in describing the challenges she faced as a woman, in the corporate and other worlds where female managers were rare to nonexistent. Along the way she and her husband, Jack, raised four children. While their daughter described their upbringing as 'captain crunch and chaos,' all four became squash champions, Ivy League graduates, and leaders. There are underlying lessons for any women trying to combine motherhood and career—start before you're ready and figure it out, seldom have a bad day, and ladies, it's up to us. This is the journey over five decades of Peg Wyant who navigated from Mad Men through Me Too and motherhood Younger women trying excel at being a working mom can learn from the methods she developed. At the Procter and Gamble Company, Peg would achieve a series of first, the first woman to go into the field on sales training, to become a female brand manager, to work all the way through pregnancy and, finally, to report directly to the CEO. Then she continued breaking barriers by starting a venture capital firm focused on women, a real estate development company band clubs of her own. Wyant tells her story frankly. She spares no words in describing the challenges she faced as a woman, in the corporate and other worlds where female managers were rare to nonexistent. Along the way she and her husband, Jack, raised four children. While their daughter described their upbringing as captain crunch and chaos, all four became squash champions, Ivy League graduates, and leaders. There are underlying lessons for any women trying to combine motherhood and career start before youre ready and figure it out, seldom have a bad day, and ladies, its up to us. "Beginning in the '60s when places of power and influence were open only to men, Peg Wyant tells her story. Right after college, she founded a company that ultimately led to a job at The Procter & Gamble Company. There, living through Mad Men come alive, she became a serial 'first woman' from brand manager through direct report to the CEO. It seemed nothing could stop her--not exclusion from old boy clubs, not a difficult divorce, not even a promiscuous senior manager who turned aggression into a life-threatening situation when he pulled a switchblade. Only the tears of a 5-year-old could do that. From Mad Men, Me Too and motherhood (four children), from corporate America through venture capital and real estate development, this is a story worth reading for all who value diversity and equality"--Back cover Growing up. Family ; Smith College -- Getting started. American Education International ; Applying for a job -- Working for Procter & Gamble. First brand man ; Mad Men ; First brand mom -- Leading the corporation. Rule breaker ; Managing the playroom and boardroom ; Changing the rules of marketing ; Planning P&G's future ; Why I left -- Multi-tasking mom. Cap'n Crunch and chaos ; Squash ; Brain dead -- New ventures. I can do that ; Winning the trifecta ; Starting a venture capital firm -- Clubs and networks. Starting a club of my own ; Procter & Gamble Alumni network ; Boards ; Politics ; Sports -- Building Grandin Properties. Magic money ; The Strietmann Center -- Looking forward. Tea leaves ; Past is prologue