BACK IN THE GAME Returning to Business After a Hiatus: Experiences and Recommendations for Women, Employers, and Universities Executive Summary (2005)
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@MISC{Mcgrath05backin,
author = {Monica Mcgrath and Marla Driscoll and Mary Gross and Penny Bamber and Kerriann Axt},
title = {BACK IN THE GAME Returning to Business After a Hiatus: Experiences and Recommendations for Women, Employers, and Universities Executive Summary},
year = {2005}
}
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and our administrative assistant Patricia McFadden This study was done under the advisement of the Wharton Center for Leadership and Change and with the support of the Forté Foundation. © 2005 – McGrath, Driscoll, and Gross In this study, we capture the experiences of women who voluntarily step out of the workforce for a hiatus and provide proactive recommendations that these women, as well as employers and universities, can use to facilitate their re-entry into the working world. This study was done under the advisement of the Wharton Center for Leadership and Change and through the support of the Forté Foundation, as well as several professional women’s organizations. The research team constructed a survey to delve into the challenges women face when they are ready to return to work after stepping out for a period of time and to collect their advice about how to alleviate, or at least minimize, these challenges. In addition to the survey, we conducted one-on-one interviews with a select group of our survey respondents to explore their experiences in depth. We were
