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Project Renewment: The First Retirement Model for Career Women
For the first time in history, career women -- women who have worked outside the home for most of their lives -- are retiring. Without role models, they look to one another to face the changes this life transition brings.
Career women from the Baby Boom and pre-Baby Boom, or Silent, generations are approaching retirement. They want to know what it means to suddenly find themselves back inside their homes after having devoted their lives to careers outside of them.
These women are highly skilled, educated and successful.They have achieved visibility, status and influence. And because they are the first large group of American women to define themselves by their work, they have few, if any, models for retirement. Project Renewment will show women that giving up their careers does not mean giving up who they are.
Renewment is a term the authors created as an alternative to the word retirement, which they associated with negative stereotypes and clichés. A combination of retirement and renewal, Renewment suggests optimism and opportunity, growth and self-discovery. Project Renewment is a grassroots movement among women who are close to retirement or recently retired and looking to connect with one another.
The women of Project Renewment believe that retiring is a process of change and increasing self-awareness. As they redirect the commitment and passion previously dedicated to their careers, they transform and reshape their lives. Project Renewment provides these women with an enriched and safe environment in which to explore and confront the challenges that lie ahead as they leave behind a lifetime at the office, hospital, studio or courtroom.
Diverse topics are discussed, such as Who am I without my business card? What if he retires first? What is productivity anyway? Why do I feel guilty reading a book on a Tuesday afternoon? How do I feel about not earning another dollar? Divided into two sections, Project Renewment offers insight and support in a friendly, humorous and meaningful way. The first part of the book addresses the challenges that career women tackle when looking to retire. The second teaches readers how to start and maintain their own Project Renewment group, so they can find support, inspiring relationships and even a few laughs as they look to get the most out of the rest of their lives.
Career women from the Baby Boom and pre-Baby Boom, or Silent, generations are approaching retirement. They want to know what it means to suddenly find themselves back inside their homes after having devoted their lives to careers outside of them.
These women are highly skilled, educated and successful.They have achieved visibility, status and influence. And because they are the first large group of American women to define themselves by their work, they have few, if any, models for retirement. Project Renewment will show women that giving up their careers does not mean giving up who they are.
Renewment is a term the authors created as an alternative to the word retirement, which they associated with negative stereotypes and clichés. A combination of retirement and renewal, Renewment suggests optimism and opportunity, growth and self-discovery. Project Renewment is a grassroots movement among women who are close to retirement or recently retired and looking to connect with one another.
The women of Project Renewment believe that retiring is a process of change and increasing self-awareness. As they redirect the commitment and passion previously dedicated to their careers, they transform and reshape their lives. Project Renewment provides these women with an enriched and safe environment in which to explore and confront the challenges that lie ahead as they leave behind a lifetime at the office, hospital, studio or courtroom.
Diverse topics are discussed, such as Who am I without my business card? What if he retires first? What is productivity anyway? Why do I feel guilty reading a book on a Tuesday afternoon? How do I feel about not earning another dollar? Divided into two sections, Project Renewment offers insight and support in a friendly, humorous and meaningful way. The first part of the book addresses the challenges that career women tackle when looking to retire. The second teaches readers how to start and maintain their own Project Renewment group, so they can find support, inspiring relationships and even a few laughs as they look to get the most out of the rest of their lives.
256 pages, Hardcover
First published March 11, 2008
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June 30, 2008
While I am not retirement age, this book was written by a long-time family friend and I wanted to read it. I was able to relate to Project Renewment because I am a mom who quit my job to stay home with the kids, and while I am definitely NOT retired, it's hard to find your sense of self and value when you're home and not out "in the working world".
I enjoyed the different essays and stories and feel there is a vast amount of experience in this book that many can learn from.
I enjoyed the different essays and stories and feel there is a vast amount of experience in this book that many can learn from.
January 30, 2009
This is a pretty neat concept, the book asks a lot of questions at the end of each section and also guides you through starting a support group for those who are adapting to recent retirement...Although it would have been more timely to read this a few years ago when I stopped working, I will keep it on my shelf to re-read occasionally. There's some good inspirational stuff in here.
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January 5, 2009So far, this book is really good. It speaks about the challenges, growths and joy one can expirience as a carrier person, as well as how to creat emotinal health and phsyical well-being for the long rong.
November 12, 2014
Having two professional women friends already retired had provided me with most of these insights. It was startling to be reminded that even excluding divorce, half of women over 65 are single and that the average age of widowhood is 56.
March 11, 2015
Half anecdotal and half self-help guide. I like the term "renewment" instead of "retirement" as it's really just another phase of life.
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