Comments on: Can “The Comeback” help women with health issues return to the workforce http://keepworkinggirlfriend.com/2008/09/24/can-the-comeback-help-women-with-health-issues-return-to-the-workforce/ Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:13:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Joan Friedlander http://keepworkinggirlfriend.com/2008/09/24/can-the-comeback-help-women-with-health-issues-return-to-the-workforce/comment-page-1/#comment-4896 Joan Friedlander Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:36:26 +0000 http://keepworkinggirlfriend.com/?p=371#comment-4896 Christina, thank you for your thoughtful comment on this post. I had a similar thought regarding MORE. Rosalind and I agree with you that it's very important to educate others about this important issue so that all the millions of people who have health issues that derail them either for long or short periods of time have real alternatives for working, and can talk about their situations without fear of losing their job or position. BTW, congratulations on finding a new avenue for your career expression. Going back to MORE. A letter to the editor in reply to their article about Comeback might be interesting, especially if submitted by multiple readers of this blog. I'm game. Joan Christina, thank you for your thoughtful comment on this post. I had a similar thought regarding MORE. Rosalind and I agree with you that it’s very important to educate others about this important issue so that all the millions of people who have health issues that derail them either for long or short periods of time have real alternatives for working, and can talk about their situations without fear of losing their job or position.

BTW, congratulations on finding a new avenue for your career expression.

Going back to MORE. A letter to the editor in reply to their article about Comeback might be interesting, especially if submitted by multiple readers of this blog. I’m game.

Joan

]]> By: Christina Gombar http://keepworkinggirlfriend.com/2008/09/24/can-the-comeback-help-women-with-health-issues-return-to-the-workforce/comment-page-1/#comment-4887 Christina Gombar Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:37:02 +0000 http://keepworkinggirlfriend.com/?p=371#comment-4887 I think the health issue/work issue deserves its own article in More! People voluntarily deciding to take time off to raise a family are in a completely different spot than us. We wanted to be there -- but we got kicked out by our health! And we need to spread the word in the mainstream media, educate the public on the facts or work/life for people like us. I used to have a great resume when I was a financial writer -- Hey -- I worked for most of the major parties who played a major role in this new financial melt-down! Since I've been home, I finished a novel, and published what felt like a meagre trickle of literary pieces. But when I pulled them all together my web site this year, that trickle looks like an impressive stream. Lots of people who thought I was just home watching Oprah were pretty impressed -- including the editors and agents I've started pitching. A blog with an intelligent, informative or activist spin can be a great way to show you're using current technology and ready to connect with the world. I think the health issue/work issue deserves its own article in More! People voluntarily deciding to take time off to raise a family are in a completely different spot than us. We wanted to be there — but we got kicked out by our health!

And we need to spread the word in the mainstream media, educate the public on the facts or work/life for people like us.

I used to have a great resume when I was a financial writer — Hey — I worked for most of the major parties who played a major role in this new financial melt-down! Since I’ve been home, I finished a novel, and published what felt like a meagre trickle of literary pieces. But when I pulled them all together my web site this year, that trickle looks like an impressive stream. Lots of people who thought I was just home watching Oprah were pretty impressed — including the editors and agents I’ve started pitching.

A blog with an intelligent, informative or activist spin can be a great way to show you’re using current technology and ready to connect with the world.

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