Perspective and standards for Career Comeback – Rediscovering the Lost Talent Pool! -WIE ILC 2021

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Speakers: Ramalatha Marimuthu, Educator and Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, Ph.D., D.Sc., Professor of Mathematics, Chancellor’s Club Teaching Professor, Courtesy Professor of EECS and AE, University of Kansas (KU)

Retaining women in the workforce remains a big challenge in India, and indeed, around the world. According to a report titled “Predicament of Returning Mothers”, released by Ashoka University, 73% of Indian women leave their jobs on giving birth. 50% of working women leave their jobs at the age of 30. Even among those who manage to return, 48 percent drop out within four months of rejoining the workforce. Leaving for various reasons like marriage, relocation, and family care, women find their prospects weakened after the break due to lack of professional network and skill gap, and face pay-cuts upon reentry to the workforce. But rather than following the beaten path, other opportunities can be explored like self employment, free lancing and entrepreneurship. This session will discuss the various best practices to be followed before, during and after the break so that women (and men?)can transition back to work without much difficulty and the means of employment.

Speakers: Ramalatha Marimuthu, Educator and Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, Ph.D., D.Sc., Professor of Mathematics, Chancellor’s Club Teaching Professor, Courtesy Professor of EECS and AE, University of Kansas (KU)

Retaining women in the workforce remains a big challenge in India, and indeed, around the world. According to a report titled “Predicament of Returning Mothers”, released by Ashoka University, 73% of Indian women leave their jobs on giving birth. 50% of working women leave their jobs at the age of 30. Even among those who manage to return, 48 percent drop out within four months of rejoining the workforce...

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