Gyeonggi Women's New Work Center Holds 'Women's Career Break Prevention Talk Concert' in Hwaseong on June 17

Gyeonggi Women's New Work Center and Hwaseong Women's New Work Center, both operated by the Gyeonggi Job Foundation, held a career break prevention talk concert on June 17 at Hwaseong U&AI Center under the theme "Don't Stop! NEVER STOP: Let Both Work-Life Balance and Career Truly Shine."

This event was organized to foster empathy regarding the prevention and overcoming of women's career breaks, and to provide advice and encouragement for achieving work-family balance through career redesign.

The talk concert featured a special lecture by Kim Jihye, Gil Jinhwa, and Lim Hayul, co-authors of "Women Starting Again," who shared their personal experiences with career breaks and how they overcame them. The program included author lectures, communication with the audience, and a Q&A session.

Gyeonggi Women's New Work Center of Gyeonggi Job Foundation and Hwaseong Women's New Work Center held a career break prevention talk concert on the 17th at Hwaseong U&AI Center. Photo by Gyeonggi Job Foundation

The authors offered practical advice to women aspiring to re-enter the workforce, expressed empathy for the challenges faced by women balancing childcare and careers, and shared tips for achieving work-life balance, encouraging the prevention of career breaks.

Additionally, at the event, information was provided about the vocational training and career break counseling programs offered by the Gyeonggi Women's New Work Center and Hwaseong Women's New Work Center, as well as the employment support services of the online career development center "Kkumdalgae."

Yoon Deokryong, CEO of the Gyeonggi Job Foundation, stated, "By sharing real-life cases of overcoming career breaks, we expect that women in the province will regain confidence in making a fresh start and receive practical help in career planning. We will continue to provide support so that women with career experience can demonstrate their abilities while balancing work and childcare in family-friendly workplaces."