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27 - Work issues and epilepsy
from Part VI - Living well with epilepsy
- By Jim Troxell, Epilepsy Foundation, 4351 Garden City Drive, Landover, MD 20785, USA
Edited by Martha J. Morrell, Columbia University, New York, Kerry L. Flynn, Columbia-Presbyterian Cancer Center, New York
Book:

Women with Epilepsy

Published online:

02 November 2009

Print publication:

20 March 2003, pp 281-286
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Summary

Unique issues for women in the workforce include the need for more high-quality day care, more flexibility with leave time policies from employers, and more job training for women entering employment. Women with epilepsy who are working must confront the realities and dynamics of this contemporary environment while also living with the realities and dynamics of their condition. Before exploring specific facets of employment, this chapter examines factors common to the experience of epilepsy that make the disorder uniquely challenging. Many women with seizure disorders are successfully employed. Having epilepsy does not prevent women from having successful jobs and careers. It is important, however, that careful decisions are made, that support is sought when it would be beneficial, and that qualifications and experience are promoted as the most important factors in a successful job search.