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UBS/Wharton Program helps Women in Career Transition
 How can professional women
who have interrupted
their careers for family
or other personal reasons
jump back into a challenging career? For the second
consecutive year, UBS
and Wharton Executive
Education partnered this
April to help a group of former
professionals navigate
the obstacles of returning to
the workforce.
In a unique program
that reflects big companies’
increased hunger for
talent, the full-to-capacity
“UBS Career Comeback:
A Fellowship Program for
Professional Women Re-
Entering the Workforce”
gave participants specific
tools to ease their transition
back to work, such as updates
on recent technological
advances and regulatory
changes as well as specific
tips on managing a smaller
professional network and
increased family responsibilities.
After two days at
Wharton, participants attended
an additional day
of training at UBS in New
York City, where they paired
with peer coaches.
The program was facilitated
by academic director
and Wharton adjunct
faculty member Monica
McGrath, whose 2004-
2005 study of women in the
workforce found that 43%
of women surveyed stayed
out of the workforce longer
than they expected. Those
who did return often joined
smaller companies, shifted
industries, and in general
faced a difficult transition.
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