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What Work Looks Like for Women in Their 50s

Harvard Business Review

“The fifties was the most exciting career decade of my life so far,” says Babette Pettersen, “and it looks like my options are only getting better as I turn 60.” Pettersen spent her mid-career years with Dow Corning. “Managing career cycles with flexibility and non-linear trajectories is important for us.

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Joining Boards: It's Not Just Who You Know That Matters

Harvard Business Review

For many, a corporate directorship is a career capstone. banking & financial services, insurance, real estate); Health Care (e.g., chemicals, metals & mining, paper & forest products). banking & financial services, insurance, real estate); Health Care (e.g., But attaining one is far from easy.