Last week, I mentioned Prerana, who worried that “My daughters have always topped their class and they’ve also been the ‘Outstanding Student of the Year’ several times. What if my going to work affects that?” This is a pervasive Motherhood Myth – Mothers must be always ‘just there’, that seems to be the norm today. …
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Over the past two years, we’ve spoken with over 300 women who have decided to restart their careers. Over 90% of them are mothers who have taken a career break to care for family. Some themes recurred in over 80% of the conversations, and we thought we should address them in a series of blogposts …
A couple of weeks ago, I met a friend, Meera who took a 5-year break to follow her husband to Australia, when he moved there to work. With two children under the age of ten, she was fully occupied with learning to live in a country and culture that was completely different from what she …
The success story of a software engineer returning to work after a career break! Read More »
In my last post, I spoke about Sambavi discovering a new career in digital marketing. When I asked Sambavi what was the key to her successful return to work, she had no hesitation in saying that it was her mentor Shyla’s support. Let us talk about mentoring and why it can make all the difference …
We tend to think of returning to work after a long break as arduous and challenging. And make no mistake, it is a lot of work. But recently, I had an interaction that made me think about the silver lining to that cloud – exploring new career options after a career break. After Class XII, …
Selvi, an indePenn member, had her first child a couple of years ago. This is her story of getting Back to Work after a maternity Break. Though it is now only her husband, the baby and her at home, she grew up in a large, traditional joint family and is heavily influenced by the beliefs …
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The campaign theme for International Women’s Day 2023 is #EmbraceEquity I‘ve been thinking about what this means to a woman returning to work after a career break. The words equity and equality are often used interchangeably. “Equality means each individual or group of people is given the same resources or opportunities.” “Equity recognizes that each person has …
According to a LinkedIn survey conducted in 2022, around 78% of working women said that they take career breaks to improve their well-being, plan career changes and boost their confidence at work. But finding a job after a career break is tough, primarily because of the tremendous stigma associated with it among recruiters and employers. …
For women, finding a job after a career break is tough! Read More »
Each of us believes that other working women have the secret to time management that has not been shared with us. We look at these women who are impeccably dressed, carrying a briefcase, a healthy packed lunch, and a bottle of water with infusions of herbs and we wonder, “how does she do it all?” …
Meenakshi is perhaps the most conscientious indePenn member I have met thus far. She meticulously followed ever step of the indePenn ABCD process (Assess, Bolster Confidence, Build Competency, Develop a plan), to complete her learning journey. The next step was to attend the interview. She said she wanted “Interview Preparation & Coaching” As her interview …
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