Thriving in Retirement: Lessons from Baby Boomer Women
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (734 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1440859965 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 165 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Coon, PhD, is professor emerita at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Rochester, NY.Judith Ann Feuerherm, MA, is a career coach specializing in the 50-year-old-plus market.. Anne C
This important book shares insights derived from surveys, interviews, and focus groups conducted with a diverse group of first-wave Baby Boomer female professionals (born 1946–1956). These individuals changed the workplace in the 1970s and are now changing views of retirement.• Provides a model for reflection to help Baby Boomer professional women understand who they are, their strengths and interests, and what they want to do as next steps when they leave their full-time careers• Offers compelling stories from women of a range of ethnic and geographic backgrounds, professions, and employment statuses as well as races, sexual orientations, and marital statuses to represent a bright, engaged cohort of women to whom readers can relate
A must-read for all professional women." (Monika Morrow, SVP Career Management ServicesNorth America, Right Management)"Thriving in Retirement zeroes in on the pulse of a huge and vital American population. Presenting a meaningful analysis of Baby Boomer angst, a critical juncture millions of us currently face, this book shows us an inspired path to not just living through our next chapter, but thriving yet again, with all our energy, all our talents, all our newfound wisdom." (Diana Nyad, long-distance swimmer who in 2013 at age 64 became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without the aid of a shark cage and author of Find a Way: The Inspiring Story of One Woman's Pursuit of a Lifelong Dream)"Immensely readable and inspiring, Thriving in Retirement recounts the compelling stories of a group of highly successful Baby Boomer women as they disengaged from their careers and re