Why Green Is Your Color: A Woman’s Guide to a Sustainable Career

"Ensuring women are prepared to succeed in a 21st century changing economy is critical to the financial stability of women, their families, and our country. Why Green Is Your Color: A Woman's Guide to a Sustainable Career is a comprehensive manual designed to assist women with job training and career development as they enter into innovative and nontraditional jobs. The guide also provides vulnerable women a pathway to higher paying jobs, and serves as a tool to help fight job segregation. It offers women resources and information they need to enter and succeed in jobs in the emerging green economy. The guide was created to help women at all stages of their careers — whether they are newly entering the workforce, transitioning to new careers, or returning to the workforce — identify and take advantage of opportunities in the clean energy economy. It will help training providers, educators, counselors, and other workforce development professionals promote the recruitment and retention of women in green career paths." (Abstractor: Author)

In addition to numerous resources, this guides offers recommendations on how to identify training opportunities, how to pay for training, and starting a green business. This guide covering the following topics in detail: EDUCATING YOURSELF FOR A GREEN CAREER: "Anyone considering a green career must be prepared to learn new skills along the way and be ready for the changes that will come. [This] guide will help you position yourself for a green career by providing information and resources on the skills you’ll need, where to find training, and how to pay for it." (p.26) FINDING YOUR GREEN JOB "Provides general information about looking for green employment, including preparing a green resume and cover letter, uncovering job leads, and interviewing." (p.40) GREEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP "The growing commitment to sustainable principles has increased the demand for new green products and services. The growing emphasis on protecting the environment translates into opportunities for entrepreneurs — women with ideas, energy, and smart strategies to start and operate their own green businesses and organizations." (p.53) CASE STUDIES: WOMEN SUCCEEDING IN GREEN JOBS "Seven profiles of a diverse set of women who are working and succeeding in a variety of green careers are presented." (p.63) OVERCOMING CHALLENGES ON YOUR CAREER PATH "Provides information that will enable you to recognize potential challenges and adopt strategies to resolve them if they occur,"such as overcoming a lack of training or education, discrimination in the workplace, balancing work, family and other responsibilities. (p.74) PLANNING YOUR CAREER: TOOLS AND WORKSHEETS "Worksheets focus on a range of topics, many of which mirror earlier chapters the guide. [They] explore occupations, think through child care and transportation issues, and more. (p.90). (Abstractor: Author and Website Staff)

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• Resource Publication Date: 2012
• Author(s): Individual author not identified
• Organizational Author(s): Public Policy Associates; Wider Opportunities for Women
• Funding Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau
• Resource Availability: Publicly available
• Posted by: Wesley Peterson
• Posted in: Workforce System Strategies