Time is a precious commodity for all working women. But for women working low-wage jobs, struggling to pay bills and feed their kids, it’s especially hard to find time to pursue a better career.
That’s why Chicago-based Women Employed launched Career Coach, a free online service. It’s aimed at women who earn less than $25,000 a year, a group that’s 16 million strong, according to the 2003 Census Bureau estimates.
“While personal attention is certainly nice, it is not realistic for a large number of women who earn low wages,” said Jenny Wittner, director of community initiatives for Women Employed. “Many of them do not have the time–given employment and family commitments–to attend career development classes, even where they are available. We know that they need something that they can use after they’ve put the kids to bed at night, or while they can grab a free half hour.”
The site is co-sponsored by One Economy, the non-profit organization that maintains Beehive, a Web portal that provides low-income users with free e-mail accounts and online information.
Check out Career Coach at womenemployed.org.