A Life Message

Senior women professionals take a shot at life - The Economic Times: "The women ET spoke to believed they would soon have more company, given the stressful nature of the workplace. More ‘young’ seniors, around 50 years of age, will quit their regular jobs and look for alternatives, says Rao. “The current crop earns enough to live comfortably even if they quit at 50. It is unlikely that they will all work till age 58 or 60,” she says.

Joglekar has a piece of advice for those thinking of changing track. “Quit when the money stops mattering. I believe one should leave when the elevator’s high.” In her case, she says, she did not leave because she was a woman so could not handle the stress, the travel or the glass ceiling.

She left because she wanted to do something more meaningful. “Social work is no cakewalk: it is as demanding as corporate work,” she says."