Out with her first book is Christine Duque.
Titled “Walking in My Shoes: Shattering Glass Ceilings in Corporate America,” she wrote it in an effort to shine a light on the experiences of Asian women in the corporate world.
Christine takes inspiration from her own journey, sharing her own adventures and stories, hoping to inspire others facing discrimination and inequality in the workplace as a woman of color.
It drops March 8, which coincidentally is, of course, International Women’s Day.
But who is Christine exactly?
She is a renowned global executive driving growth across Fortune 50, 100 and 500 listed companies.
She has held influential roles at Accenture, Deloitte, IBM, and other leading marketing agencies.
She is a sought-after speaker and thought leader, and advocate for diversity in the technology industry.
Beyond that, Christine holds a degree in Vocal Performance from Oberlin College and Conservatory of Music and is an accomplished actress and operatic soprano.
She made her debut at Carnegie Hall in 2020.
Asked why she decided to write a book about her experiences, Christine revealed that it all came together “accidentally” and that it actually came as a “huge surprise” for her how quickly it gained notice from publishers.
She is quite passionate as to its main aim.
She related, “I think the biggest statistic for me being an executive going through it is that 80% of Asian women drop-off the corporate-executive track and we only have 1 % of the S&P 500 (500 of the largest companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States) that has an Asian executive, in a CEO position. And it kinds of beg the question: Why is that? Bakit?”
“Walking in My Shoes: Shattering Glass Ceilings in Corporate America,” also discusses ongoing workplace discrimination not only against Asians but women in general.
Said Christine, “There are stereotypes relating Asians being like silent, dispensable, disposable labor, which comes from the idea that everything that comes from Asia is cheap… there’s a perception that we’re homogeneous, that all Asians are the same and the idea of an educated, woman executive is a myth, it doesn’t exist.”
She is hopeful the book would impact women all over the world particularly those aiming to carve careers overseas.
