Neha Ruch

Neha Ruch is the author of *The Power Pause* and founder of THE POWER PAUSE, a platform reframing career breaks and caregiving as meaningful chapters in women’s professional lives. After a decade in brand strategy, she paused her career after becoming a parent and began building a community and resources for women navigating family-focused career pauses and flexible work. ([thepowerpause.com](https://www.thepowerpause.com/aboutus?utm_source=openai))

Career Pauses and Caregiving Are Reshaping How Employers Define Ambition

At the WIN Summit in New York, author and Power Pause founder Neha Ruch argued that parents need a broader definition of ambition—one that allows people to change their hours or pause paid work without being treated as having given up on their careers. She said employers must make work compatible with caregiving across different jobs and stages of life, while recognizing that flexibility and leave are not equally accessible to all workers. W.K. Kellogg Foundation program officer Jonathan Njus added that policies need a culture of visible support, including fathers who take leave and care for their children.

The Aspen InstituteOct 29, 20269 min read