Regular readers of the Path Forward blog will likely know that I’m a big fan of Laura Vanderkam. I find her approach to time management really helpful. I also like that she’s actively trying to bust myths about what is possible for women, men and families. With that I’m going to admit that I was a bit unsure if I’d like her latest book, Juliet’s School of Possibilities: A Little…
On March 20, Bay Area’s ABC7 Midday Live dedicated a special segment to exploring Path Forward’s returnship program. Host Kristen Sze sat down with founding Executive Director Tami Forman to talk about how returnships work and the benefits they provide – for both returnees and partnering companies. Tami explained that a returnship, like the more common college internship, is “all about showing what you can do, and meeting new people,…
Shikha Singhal took a six-year break to spend quality time with her twin daughters. While contemplating a career return for several years, she kept herself busy volunteering at their school and coaching their robotics team. When her daughters started high school, she decided it was finally time to return to work. After completing several courses and finding a new passion within the software engineering field, she was accepted into a…
As someone who writes a column for Forbes on the concept of how to have a high-achieving career and a joyful life, I love the theme for International Women’s Day: Balance for Better. And, of course, I’m very proud of the work we do at Path Forward to help so many people achieve their own balance and in helping companies work toward better gender balance on their teams. The reason…
This International Women’s Day 2019 is all about finding #balanceforbetter: achieving gender parity and equality in every facet of life, from media representation to company leadership. But in the workplace, gender balance can’t be discussed without bringing up the issue of caregiving, and the responsibilities that come with raising children. Recent research has shown a consistent story across three decades: while only 2% of young women expected to opt out…
Shailaja Tuppad’s career journey took her from software development in India to graduate studies in Durham, North Carolina, to a career break in California. After being out of the workforce for two years, she found it difficult to break back into her previous field. After finding out about Path Forward, she applied for and received a returnship at OSIsoft, where she was then hired full-time as a Software Developer. How…
We kicked off our Spring 2019 program with two Career Restart Seminars in the Bay Area, where more than 500 caregivers seeking a career reentry had the opportunity to learn more about our return to work program, network, and meet recruiters from some of our partner companies who are offering Spring 2019 returnships, including Cloudflare, DataStax, Dynamic Signal, Intuit, LendingClub, Netflix, OSIsoft, SAP, Uber, Volta, and Verizon. One woman looking…
Path Forward is excited to announce the launch of its first returnship program in Austin. After launching successful programs in Silicon Valley, New York, Los Angeles and Denver, Path Forward will be helping Austin companies connect with the diverse talent pool of professionals looking to return to the workforce after taking a break for caregiving. The inaugural Austin round will include Path Forward partners Cloudflare, Medallia, and Return Path. Path…
We are excited to announce the launch of our Spring 2019 program, which will include return to work opportunities with 13 partner companies. We welcome our new partners Dynamic Signal, Netflix, and Uber, and applaud the continued commitment to diversity and inclusion from our returning partners Cloudera, Cloudflare, DataStax, Intuit, LendingClub, NBCUniversal, OSIsoft, SAP, Verizon, and Volta. As a part of the program, our partners are offering paid return to…
After establishing her career as a Java programmer in New Delhi, India, Romasha experienced two momentous changes in a short period of time when she had a child and moved to America. With a young child at home, she decided to take a career break. When her son started kindergarten, she felt that it was time to return to the workforce and found a returnship at LendingClub though Path Forward.…
