9 Lives for Women Blog

Are you hesitating about a return to the workforce because you think you’re past your prime? Age should not be a factor in your decision–and there is solid evidence backing that up. First of all, you’re probably not anywhere near the age that employers would consider “old”. I once had a conversation with a woman…

It’s no secret that I’m a proponent of making work work. As you’ll see in my “Look Before You Leap” webinar, I advise women to think carefully about both short-term emotions and long-term needs before they leave the workforce. And I’m always looking for wisdom from other experts who can help women solve the work/don’t…

Since 2002 I’ve thought about work flexibility six ways to Sunday—coaching hundreds of women as they prepare to approach their employers about a non-traditional work structure. You can never gather enough strategies and solutions—and the best advice I ever heard was from an Ellevate Network “Jam Session” designed to help women “Get the Flexibility You Want”. The…

That day when Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer ordered all home-based employees back to the office, I imagined that many women teetering back and forth with the work/don’t work decision said “That’s it, I’m staying home.” If those were your thoughts, I wouldn’t rule out the idea of returning to work just yet. Flexibility still exists–it…

Women are working more everywhere…except in the U.S. That headline in The Washington Post calls attention to what I agree is our country’s underutilized resource. Indeed, many “privileged” high-potential, mid-career women leave the workforce each year primarily because they feel they should be home with young children. But through my work I have met thousands…

When I advised one of my coaching clients to look into opportunities at a prominent local company that’s a good fit for her talents and interests, she told me that one of her friends works there and says the company’s infrastructure is a hot and sticky mess. With that insider’s information, she has steered clear…but…