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A Road Map for Women in Retirement - US News & World Report - September 3, 2008
A Road Map for Women in Retirement: The Transition Network helps launch post-career plans By Kerry Hannon US News & World Report.Com September 3, 2008 Charlotte Frank remembers heading downtown that brilliant September morning seven years ago toward her 63rd-floor office in Lower Manhattan, where she was an executive with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.   Read more read more
6 Tips on Planning a Second Career - August 21, 2008
This article talks about moving into a second career in later life - offering "how tos" and stories.  It offers comments from Executive Director Betsy Werley, Civic Ventures founder Marc Freedman and others.   Read more read more
"Sisterhood is Still Powerful" - Summer 2008
Read Gloria DeVidas Kirchheimer's article, subtitled "Women OVER 50 on the Cutting Edge of Social Change. The article includes a review of TTN's history and highlights Smart Women Don't Retire - They Break Free.   Read more read more
Fact Sheet and Overview
Founded in 2000 by Christine Millen and Charlotte Frank Our community: 3,500 women in 44 states and multiple countries Our members: highly educated women who have worked most of their adult lives ·         Half are still working full or part-time ·         An active, positive group of women who want to make an impact Chapter locations:  New York City/Westchester/Long Island; Chicago; Denver; Houston; San Francisco Bay Area; Washington, D.   Read more read more
New York Times - "Glass Ceiling to Gold Watch" - 4/23/04
METROPOLITAN DESK   Glass Ceiling Gives Way to Gold Watch; For Trailblazing Women, One Last Hurdle: Retirement By JANE GROSS (NYT) 1566 words Published: April 23, 2004 As a partner at a consulting firm, Christine Millen, 61, had a fancy job title, an executive assistant, a hectic schedule, the companionship of colleagues and the pride of being a pioneer in her profession.   Read more read more
Business Week - "When You Still Want to Work" - 7/25/05
Two years ago, after 35 years as a rheumatologist in Wilmington, Del., Russell Labowitz sold his medical practice and set out to make a lifelong dream a reality. With fond memories of his first job scooping ice cream at a corner drugstore in Philadelphia, Labowitz decided to open an ice cream shop.   Read more read more
New York Times - "Taking the Money" - 10/24/06
By JOHN LELAND THEY were all on different career paths, but they had one thing in common. In midlife, well before they were ready to retire, they decided to take buyout packages. Phil Bonfanti, a regional sales manager for Ford, took it for his family’s sake.   Read more read more
New York Times - "Alone in Illness, Seeking Steady Arm to Lean On" - 8/26/2005
By JANE GROSS Every time Grace McCabe is handed a form in a doctor's office asking for an emergency contact, the blank space makes her shiver. It is such a simple question for anyone with a spouse, partner or children.   Read more read more
Business Week - "Leaping Into New Waters" - 1/30/07
You may have lots of experience in your old field, but it won't necessarily help you make a break. What you need: focus, preparation, and chutzpah by Sheila Curran Will 2007 be the year you finally make good on your resolution to give up the daily grind and find work you love? Perhaps you're a lawyer who's painfully aware that being in a courtroom isn't as much fun as it looks on TV.   Read more read more
Time - "Giving Expertise - The New Volunteers: More than Envelope Stuffers" - 10/30/2005
By FRANCINE RUSSO  When a call goes out for volunteers for a good cause, Pamela Ramsden shows up. But this administrator at Episcopal Church headquarters in New York City has become irritated with some charity organizers.   Read more read more
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