For many women, changing direction after years of personal investment in a job can be scary. Working Women in Transition gives older women the forum to discover resources and options that can transform their lives as they prepare for their next career. It will provide participants with an interactive opportunity to discuss and learn critical information for career transition.

When: Friday, November 6, 2009 8:30 AM registration; 9:00 AM – noon
Where: Wynne Courtroom-Inlow Hall IU School of Law-Indianapolis 530 W. New York Street Indianapolis, IN 46202

Linda Rendleman

To register for the workshop, go to www.in.gov/icw/2372.htm. There is a charge of $20 per registrant and can be collected on the day of the event,or register online here. Registration for begins at 8:30 a.m. The workshop will begin at 9:00 a.m. For more information contact Kristin Garvey, Executive Director at 317-233-6303 or icw@dwd.in.gov.

Why should you attend this event?

What better time to discuss women adapting to difficult days? Push Ms Rendleman to do more than motivating, ask for ways we can work collectively to address problems older women are facing as they adjust to hard labor markets.

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The Indiana Commission for Women (ICW) will present Working Women in Transition in Indianapolis on November 6, 2009, to provide education, outreach and training as well as information, resources and networking for women as they face transition in their professional lives.

“It is our hope that we can keep moving women forward by encouraging them to retrain and become more educated, to start a business or to step forward as leaders in their industries so that they can achieve economic stability and prosperity,” said Kristin Garvey, executive director of the Indiana Commission for Women. “Working Women in Transition gives women the forum to discover resources and options that can transform their lives as they prepare for their next career.”

Noted author, Linda Rendleman, will present real strategies for women who find themselves at a crossroads in their lives. Bringing her own story of transition – as a single mother, cancer survivor and business owner, she brings perspective to the many roles and challenges of today’s woman and relates personally to each participant’s unique journey. Each participant will receive her book, Women Like Us: Real Stories and Strategies for Living Your Best Life. At the end of the day, local women will be brought together to share their own success stories of how they made a career change.

8:30 a.m. Registration
9:00 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:45 a.m. Transitioning to a new Career facilitated workshop
1:25 a.m. Women Like Us moderated panel discussion of women
12:00 p.m. Conclusion

What Attendees Will Learn
■How to evaluate what type of worker they are in order to have a more satisfying work experience
■How to create their own part time job
■Options for consulting and teaching
■Critical information and evaluations for starting a business
■How to write an effective resume
■A variety of interview tips and guidelines

This program is funded by the Women’s Burea of the U.S. Department of Labor.

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