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Read about YourOnRamp in today's Washington Post On Balance blog by Leslie Morgan Steiner

Cross-Posted from Mothers & More Loop Discussion:
Thanks to the Mothers & More members who shared their personal stories about work and family. Your situations and experiences may be different from each other, but many of us see ourselves in one or another of you. I fully recognize that significant hurdles still exist and pay inequities are very real. Some of you are frustrated with the lack of OnRamps you are finding, and others with the fact that it essentially costs you money to go to work, but we have to believe that a shift is on the horizon.

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By Toddi GutnerSpecial to The Wall Street Journal
Last update: 8:42 p.m. EDT April 9, 2008

Oscar Hidalgo for The New York Times

Published: October 5, 2007

Efforts on Wall Street to re-engage women who are trying to return to the work force, many of whom left for family obligations, have started to yield results.

Hello, my name is Carol and I am a serial on-ramper. Of course, until last year I did not know my spotty work history had an official name. The last 13 years since my first child was born have been a hodge-podge of part-time, full-time, consulting, project-based work and occasional much-needed unemployment. I've had more on- and off-ramps than an LA freeway.

Want to re-enter the workforce? Take a page out of an ex-CEO's book. In the age of demanding shareholders, the job of a CEO is far from secure. After just a few bad quarters, a CEO may find his/her job on the line. Many choose to "pursue other interests", "consult" or "retire" only to find themselves trying to reinvent themselves for the next work challenge. This year an average of 6 CEOs will leave their jobs every day, according to the outplacement firm, Challenger & Gray. The number represents a record number of turnover in the CEO ranks.

Carol Fishman Cohen and Vivian Steir Rabin are the authors of  Back on the Career Track: A Guide for Stay-At-Home Moms Who Want to Return to Work, a book offering strategy and advice to women resuming careers after extended time at home with children. With nine kids between them, Carol and Vivian have both taken time away from their demanding careers and have successfully returned to the workforce.

Carol Fishman Cohen and Vivian Steir Rabin are the authors of  Back on the Career Track: A Guide for Stay-At-Home Moms Who Want to Return to Work, a book offering strategy and advice to women resuming careers after extended time at home with children.

YourOnRamp is pleased to announce that Sylvia Ann Hewlett will be our keynote speaker at our Fall Event , November 5, 2007 in the Bay Area.  Read below for the New York Time's article on her fabulous work with the Hidden Brain Drain Task Force.

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By STEPHEN KOTKIN
Published: August 5, 2007

Five years ago, Sylvia Ann Hewlett terrified women with her book Baby Hunger, a warning against leaving motherhood till too late. Now she's back with another shocking message: employers are writing off women once they've had children. And we're all losing out, she tells Emily Wilson

Monday June 4, 2007
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