Career Stages, A Suggested Work and Family Class Activity

Authors:

Judith Leibholz Colon , Marc Nichols Associates, Inc.
Amy Beacom , Columbia University- Teachers College
Patricia Raskin , Teachers College, Columbia University- Social-Organizational Psychology Program
Krysia Waldron , Emory University - Department of Sociology
Vivian Maranzano , Teachers College, Columbia University

Source: Content contributed by Krysia Wrobel, Patricia Raskin, Vivian Maranzano, Judith Leibholz Frankel, and Amy Beacom as a Suggested Work and Family Class Activity for the Sloan Networks’ Resources for Teaching section.

Type: Discussion Dyads / Small Group Discussion

Purpose
To understand forces influencing women's career decisions and repercussions of those decisions

Steps
1. Identify a woman in your life who you are interested in interviewing about her career path.
2. Prepare interview questions designed to stimulate a discussion regarding different career stages she has experienced and where she is at this point in her life. Include questions about different periods when her career stage shifted, and what the triggers and consequences of those shifts have been.
3. Interview a woman who matters to you.
4. Analyze the information gathered during the interview.
5. Write a summary of the interview process and your interpretation of the

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