Strong Voices, Real Choices

An exciting resource
by Kate Purmal and Christine Bennett

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Real Choices
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Wouldn't it be wonderful to have mentors who could give you the "inside scoop" on working less than full time? Strong Voices, Real Choices is an inspiring look at how women have created successful professional and personal lives while working fewer than 40 hours per week.

Based on in-depth interviews with more than 70 Silicon Valley workers and survey data from hundreds more, this book offers unique insights into keys for success and pitfalls to avoid. If a part-time option sounds attractive to you, you owe it to yourself to check out the real choices made by women who have successfully transitioned to less than full time work.

Get the Inside Scoop

Secrets of successfully working part time in an organization
Proposal writing and interviewing techniques to minimize resistance
Positions and organizations which support sustainable part-time work
Tips for creating and maintaining balance between your work and your home life
Inspiring visions of what's possible and how to make it happen

Who Can Benefit

You've dreamed of working fewer than 40 (or even 60?) hours per week, but aren't sure how to begin
You've tried to arrange part-time work, but have been unable to overcome organizational resistance
You work less than full time now, but want to learn how to maximize your success

2001, 75 pages, 8.5 x 11, perfect bound
ISBN 0971371806
$19.95

About the authors:

Kate Purmal pioneered part-time work at Palm Computing as a member of the senior management team while working a 4-day per week schedule. After completing the research for this book, she became a business strategy and planning consultant to high-tech start-ups.

Christine Bennett is a principal in WorkVantage Inc., an innovative training and consulting group focused on helping individuals manage work changes to their advantage. She is also co-author of Me, Myself and I, Inc: 10 Steps to Career Independence.