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Work: What motivates you to hold a job or stay at home?

Women and work. It's always been a topic that elicits fervent feelings on all sides, particularly among women. But we want to learn more about the issues women consider, their ultimate decisions on whether to work outside the home, and how those decisions play out over time in light of current events (Think headline grabbers: "financial crisis," "economic downturn" and "Sarah Palin").

Have you changed your work situation in the past couple of years? Have you thought about leaving your job -- or returning to one? Why or why not?

Please share your personal story below.

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First Name *

Last Name *

City *

State *

Postal Code *

Country

E-mail *

Phone

What do you do for a living?

How has your work situation changed from two or so years ago? (Check all that apply)

I left the workforce to work at home
I changed careers
I returned to the workforce
I was laid off
I started my own business
I went back to school
Other

If other, please explain.

If you've considered changing your work situation, what factors prompted those feelings?

What factors were important in your decision to stay, leave, return, or never start in the first place? And what ultimately swayed you?

If you haven't already discussed this above, how have your circumstances or your attitudes toward work changed over the past couple of years?

What else should we know about this issue of women and work?

Help us put a visual to your story. Attach a photo of you (possibly in your workplace) here. No bigger than 1 MB please.

Please share some details about this photo: date, location, etc.

May we publish your story (and photo) on our Web site? We would attribute it to you with your full name and location. *

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Please answer a few questions that will help us better understand your perspective. None of this information is required, and all of it will remain private to the newsroom.

In what year were you born?

What is your household income?

What is your race or ethnicity?

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