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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Introduction: the best laid plans -- The disruptors: successful women pause -- The innovators: the three work pause thrive career paths -- Pausing and the issue of "choice" -- The politics of pausing -- The tale of two countries -- Men want a place in the home -- The workplace is changing, slowly -- Conscious choices, conscious careers -- Working: preparing for your non-linear career path -- Pausing: making the most of your career break -- Thriving: re-igniting your career -- Money matters, plan accordingly -- Conclusion: united we stand. |
| Summary |
We worry putting our family first means we’ll be forced to abandon our careers. We’re afraid if we pause our careers, we’ll be forever off-track. This thinking is outdated—forget what you’ve heard about how pauses are career limiting, about how those who pause lack ambition, or that if you do pause you won’t be able to re-enter the paid workforce. That’s a flawed reality, one that doesn’t reflect the truth of the careers of some of the most successful women in this country. Author Lisen Stromberg knows this success firsthand. After the birth of her second child, she did something she never imagined she would do: she opted out to focus on her family. But her career didn’t end there. Lisen paused then pivoted to become first a social entrepreneur and then an award-winning journalist writing about women, work, and life in Silicon Valley. Along the way, she learned she wasn’t alone. Lisen met many highly successful women who told her they never opted out but who had, in fact, temporarily downshifted or paused their careers. Their hidden journeys revealed alternative nonlinear paths to the top that enabled them to achieve their personal and professional goals. |
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Working mothers.
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Work-life balance.
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Work and family.
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Career development.
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Women -- Vocational guidance.
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| Other title |
How to pause for parenthood without killing your career |
| ISBN |
9781942952732
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1942952732
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