Off-Ramps and On-Ramps Revisited
How much has the recession shaped women's choice to take more circuitous career paths than men? Not a lot, it turns out. Our surveys from 2004 and 2009 yield surprisingly similar results. More than five years ago, in a robust economy, 37% of highly qualified women told us they were off-ramping...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Harvard business review 2010-06, Vol.88 (6) |
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| Zusammenfassung: | How much has the recession shaped women's choice to take more circuitous career paths than men? Not a lot, it turns out. Our surveys from 2004 and 2009 yield surprisingly similar results. More than five years ago, in a robust economy, 37% of highly qualified women told us they were off-ramping - that is, voluntarily leaving their jobs for extended time periods. Last fall, using the 2004 questionnaire and a comparable sample of women, we discovered that off-ramps and on-ramps are here to stay, though a few things have changed. For instance, the percentage of off-rampers has dropped six points. |
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| ISSN: | 0017-8012 |