The Opt-Out Phenomenon: Why Are Women Leaving the Workforce?
Almost half the labor force in America is women. Yet college educated women with children are leaving the workforce in significant numbers in the last few years. Why are educated talented women with children deciding to "opt out"? and what does this say about gender and society in America and women's relationship to work? My guests today, Karine Moe and Diana Shandy, co-authors of Glass Ceilings and the 100-Hour Couples… Continue readingThe Need for Flexible Work Solutions is Now
Sometimes I look back on the earlier days of my business career and wonder how I managed to raise two children as a single parent and still maintain and advance my career; most of all, I wonder now how I maintained my sanity and how I managed to focus any attention at all on work. I think my children, now grown and successful in their own right, turned out pretty… Continue readingWork/Life Balance is Not a Just for Women
With the advent of birth control in the 1960's, women had a choice for the first time. They could plan their family/career path strategically. Often women started their careers and then took time to have a family. Whether or not they returned to their previous careers, they did have choices. But with more and more mothers in the workforce who contributed to the income of the family, discussions began around work/life… Continue reading | 2 CommentsTaking on the Work of Others
Let's face it. Women are often busy doing the grunt work while men spend more time building their careers. We have a problem with taking on too much responsibility and it limits us from doing what needs to be done to advance our own careers and take care of ourselves. No only do we do our own work, but we also take on the work of others. We have difficulty saying… Continue reading | 3 CommentsAre the “Shoulds” Getting You Down?
June 11, 2009 · Posted in life balance · 1 Comment
As women, we are continuously striving for work/life balance because we believe it’s possible. All the subject matter experts (myself NOT included) tell us that we can achieve balance in our lives and we should make every effort to create this equilibrium for ourselves. It is doable.
We are all superwomen. As a result, we have an ongoing list of things we “should” do for our career and our family/personal life… Continue reading | 1 Comment
