11/05/2024

How to Identify and Avoid the Female Mid-life Crisis

See the dangers of burnout in mid- or late-career women

At the Exceptional Women Alliance (EWA), we enable high-level women to mentor each other to achieve personal and professional happiness through sisterhood. I am honored to share insights from thought leaders who are part of our peer-to-peer mentoring program. I'm pleased to introduce Amy Hanlon-Rodemich. She is the cofounder of HR Revolt and the former chief people officer of Nokia. We spoke about how companies—and the women working there—can think about adapting the workplace and expectations for those who will almost inevitably experience mid- or late-career burnout.

Amy, you and I were recently at our EWA retreat for senior executive women and you had some interesting observations. What are they?

I was talking with all these really experienced, high-profile women and was astounded by how many of these amazing, accomplished women were stuck in, what I affectionately call the "female mid-life crisis." Contrary to what you may think, I am not talking about sports cars or young lovers. With women, usually in their 50s, this mid-life crisis is experienced by those who have built families and careers and now find themselves exhausted but not ready to retire.

Please select this link to read the complete article from Fast Company.