Women who eye returning full-time to the workforce after years of doing part-time engagements or fully stepping down from the mainstream corporate world should consider jobs at nonprofit organizations, a personal finance journalist observes.
Nonprofit positions are usually dominated by women, at least below the executive level, Kerry Hannon observes in Forbes magazine’s Second Verse blog. She adds that although men still take up a majority of high-level nonprofit jobs, NGOs are attractive places for women to work for.
“I advise back to the workforce moms that they will never have a better chance to make a career change, or reason, to do so — to get excited about work once again, to feel revived and passionate about making a difference in the world,” Hannon writes.
She outlines five reasons why nonprofit jobs are an ideal career choice for women, particularly those seeking a way back to the workforce:
- Nonprofits usually offer flexible hours and options for job-sharing and telecommuting.
- The nature of decision-making is typically collaborative; decisions are made by consensus.
- Egos of people working for nonprofits are “tamer.”
- There are plenty of opportunities because men aren’t rushing to fill NGO vacancies.
- The lower wages offered by most nonprofits are not always a deal breaker, especially for back-to-work women enjoying the support of a partner’s salary.
