Now, executives are expected to take time off to "revitalize themselves, " Ms. Dutra says.
The study found that many health visitors were unable to take time off to undergo the extra training.
These include the freedom to manage atypical hours, work from home or take time off to volunteer at a favorite charity.
It also got me thinking and obsessing about how important it is for women who take time off to keep a foot in the door.
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This is especially key for families who might need to take time off to align with school breaks or stay home with a sick child.
For that reason, many law and accountancy partnerships have organised ways in which women who take time off to rear children can still pursue high-flying careers.
Let me make this personal (and the gender wage gap IS personal): Sixteen years ago, I left the workforce to take time off to raise my son.
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But that sense of joy may be marred by the challenges they face when fathers try to take time off to care for a newborn in this country.
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Mr Thompson said women were paid less than men because they took more sick leave and "have children they have to take time off to go home" to care for.
When a woman has a child, she is much more likely than a man to take time off to care for it, removing her from the workplace and slowing her advancement.
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Some parents, forced to take time off work to care for their children - or pay others to do so - feel that some schools have been over-reacting.
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As for me, I am planning to take some time off to weigh my future opportunities.
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The 32-year-old now intends to take some time off to wind down then see what happens from there.
In an e-mail message Amelio said he planned to take time off and declined to comment on his departure.
This year he founded the Lang Lang International Music Foundation to inspire young children to play and is hoping to take time off from concerts to devote to teaching.
That would mean men could take time off work to look after their children instead of women.
Affected employees of the Silkroute Holdings Internet company were told they could take paid time off to sort out alternative care for their children without having to use up their vacation.
As for the future, Rivera wants to take time off after this season to spend with his family.
Many areas of the company will allow you to work from home if needed and they are very flexible with allowing you to take time off whenever you want to.
There is a notion that men lose a piece of their masculinity when they want time off to take care of their families, when they need to go part time or decide to stay home altogether with their children in lieu of their career.
Parents take time off of work to fill out forms only to have them lost.
His sports psychologist urges him to take time off training, Steven says, but in order to aim for the Olympics, Steven put college on hold.
So you'd have that chance to take a little bit of time off to spend with your family, and then when you retire you were able to retire with dignity and respect.
In some schools teachers are also told to take time off if they have an illness which might be passed on to their pupils, even though they might be willing to work.
You are, indeed, a man of your convictions, and I'm most excited about your comment that you're going to stay fully engaged, even though this day job will take you off to other places from time to time.
The on-ear controls are also hard to reach, meaning we had to take the cans off every time we wanted to make an adjustment -- a much easier task with the AmPlug which is always near your fingertips.
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One in four employees (26%) said it will be harder to take time off for the holidays this year than it was last year, compared to 8% who think it will be easier, and 55% who expect it to be the same.
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Ms. TAMARA SILVERMAN (Flight Passenger): When I go to the airport, I do not expect to take off on time, nor do I expect to arrive on time.
"You can't tell a woman to take time off because she's pregnant if she's capable of working and wants to, " says Mr. Tuckner, even if the owner's intentions are to benefit her well-being.
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They want public retirement credits for people who take time off from paid employment to serve as family caregivers, for retirees who have worked in low-wage occupations and for widows.
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