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Women, Work, and Autoimmune Disease

Keep Working, Girlfriend!
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Women, Work, and Autoimmune Disease is a book for women who live with chronic illness, encouraging them to stay employed to preserve their independence and sense of self. Rich with information and inspiration, it is the voice of warmth, wisdom, understanding and compassion. Filled with tips, tricks and first-person accounts from women who have made similar choices in their own lives, this unique book is a resounding call for self-reliance and resilience. The book identifies the factors that make working particularly difficult for women with Autoimmune Disease, and then offers practical suggestions to address them. The authors take a hard, yet inspirational look at what it takes to be successful in a job, including developing strategies and tactics, evaluating communication skills, building a support team and considerations for self-employment. Women, Work, and Autoimmune Disease covers issues such as: The complex nature of Autoimmune Disease The correlation between disease, diagnosis and career development How life-changing strategies and concrete tactics can allow you to discover the spirit within
What Is an Autoimmune Disease, and Why Is It a Women's Issue? Why Should You Keep Working? The Challenges of the Workplace; Relationship among Diagnosis, Disease Course, and Career Development; Success in the Workplace: When Knowledge and Experience Are Not Enough; Talking about Your Chronic Illness; You're FiredCby Your Body or Your Boss; Building Your Support Team; Developing Your Warrior Spirit: Hope and Resilience; Resources.
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