Table of Contents
Introduction: The Best-Laid Plans xiii
Part I Trailblazers in Action
Chapter 1 Disrupting the Paradigm: Successful Women Pause 2
Chapter 2 Innovating the Path: Work PAUSE Thrive Non-Linear Careers 19
Part II Canaries in the Coal Mine
Chapter 3 Pausing and the Issue of "Choice" 52
Chapter 4 The Politics of Pausing 76
Chapter 5 A Tale of Two Countries 98
Chapter 6 Men Want a Place in the Home 116
Chapter 7 The Workplace Is Changing, Slowly 136
Part III Your Career, Your Way
Chapter 8 Conscious Careers, Conscious Choices 168
Chapter 9 Working: The Foundation for Your Non-Linear Career 175
Chapter 10 Pausing: The Innovator's Solution1 198
Chapter 11 Thriving: The Career You Deserve, the Life You Want 226
Chapter 12 Money Matters, Plan Accordingly 250
Conclusion: United We Stand 269
Appendix: Women on the Rise Survey 307
Acknowledgments 329
Endnotes 331
Index 350
About the Author 358