I was invited by the Cosmetic Executive Women Foundation to attend a Roundtable with other bloggers who write about health issues, cancer or careers. Bloggers included: Mathew Zachary, ImTooYoungForThis.org, (a place for young adults affected by cancer)  Hannah Seligson, DailyCents.com, Deenie Hartzog JolieNadine.com.

The CEW Foundation has recognized that cancer affects women’s careers and they’ve established a resource website, cancerandcareers.org that has some of the most complete information that I’ve seen on this issue.

It was awesome to be in a room with other people who are thinking about the issues I think about. The panel discussion included: Carlotta Jacobson, CEO of CEW, breast cancer oncologist, Dr. Ruth Oratz (who was the first physician I’ve heard describe in such detail how a cancer diagnosis can derail a woman’s career) and a legal expert on employment law, Arnie Pedowitz.

Bloggers and panelists discussed a wide range of issues but I thought the most interesting was: what makes chronic illness a “woman’s issue” - or is it?
What do you think: Do women face different issues from men? I think so. How about you?

When it’s ready, I’ll post a video they made so you can hear our conversation - CEW is going to post it on UTube.

Oh - and I got to give out book galleys to the other bloggers for the virtual book tour - coming up soon!

Rosalind aka cicoach.com

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