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YourOnRamp Featured today in Pink Magazine
Want Back in the Game?
Check out today's article in Pink Magazine.
YourOnRamp Featured in Cali Yost's Work+Life Fit in 5 Days Series
One of my favorite work/life writers featured us today in her blog. This is a wonderful series to jump start your work/life in 2010.
Welcome to Day 5 of the “Work+Life Fit in 5 Days” Series! It’s time to create a work+life fit plan that best meets your needs and the realities of your job, as they stand today.
2010 Ramp UP
Ramping up in 2010? Here's my interview with Bay Area Parent. Enjoy!
Mom’s Minute
Ramping Back a Career
When Tiburon mom Catherine Clifford was ready to return to work, she was frustrated by the dearth of family-friendly options and resources available. She found she wasn’t alone. Other moms were worried that the time they took off to raise families made them obsolete in the workplace.
Is the recession changing attitudes about staying home with kids?
With the economy crumbling around us, we've been contacted by number of authors, writers and bloggers asking all sorts of questions. Is Opting-out dead? Do SAHM's wish they stayed at work? Do struggling OnRampers wish they never OffRamped? Do SAHM's wish they had kept their skills updated, and one foot in the door? Was Leslie Bennetts right...is opting out the Feminine Mistake?
Economoms
Thanks to all of you that responded with your stories! We were featured in Time today. Here's the story.
Looking for Moms Headed Back to Work
Has your spouse been laid off? Is money tight? Are you looking for ways to contribute to the family budget? Are you looking to re-enter the workforce sooner than you were planning to? I'm working on 2 stories for 2 national magazines and would love to speak to you. Please contact me with your story.
Thanks for your help,
Catherine 
Catherine Clifford
Co-Founder http://www.YourOnRamp.com
Author, Your Career OnRamp, a woman’s guide to re-entering the workforce
Catherine at YourOnRamp.com
Twitter: twitter.com/YourOnRamp
Need to Find a Job? Stop Looking so Hard
Today I read a blog from Peter Bregman that rang so true to me I had to share it:
Do you know anyone who tried for years to have a baby but couldn't? Then, after giving up, maybe after adopting, suddenly, surprisingly, got pregnant?
Help YourOnRamp Win a Grant From Intuit
Hi Everyone,
We have applied for a grant from Intuit and need your help. Can you click here to vote for our story and help us win this grant? We plan to use the proceed to upgrade the website and add new features to our social network. Millie and I have built YourOnRamp with our own funds and would really appreciate your help. All you need to do is click here and vote.
OMG, I’m Obsolete!
If any of the following applies to you, read on:
• You danced to Stairway to Heaven at your Prom.
• You “feathered” your hair, Farrah Fawcett style.
• You wore a Brookes Brother suit with shoulder pads and bow tie to work.
• You quit your job when your children were born, because part-time was not an option.
• You’d never join Facebook because that’s where your teens hang out.
• You think tweets are sounds your friend’s pet canary makes.
Today's the Day 4 Obama & Fair Pay
Pop the cork! The Ledbetter Fair Pay Bill was signed by President Obama today. Congress gave final approval on Tuesday to a civil rights bill providing women, blacks and Hispanics with powerful new tools to challenge pay discrimination in the workplace. This is the first significant legislation signed by President Obama. This is a huge milestone toward our goal of equal pay for equal work. Read President Obama's comments and blog entitled, "A Wonderful Day" here.
