CreateHER Fest
Nonlinear Career Signal Index
A public reference that helps employers, educators, and media correctly interpret non-linear career paths, so women's leadership and impact are recognized, trusted, and advanced earlier.
Workplaces still equate value with continuous tenure and title progression, which misreads the reality of modern careers, especially women's. CreateHER Fest has documented this through hundreds whose impact shows up through pivots, breaks, caregiving cycles, and re-entry. This project will publish & test a Nonlinear Career Signal Index: a set of clear, evidence-backed signal categories, example cases, and decision guides that help evaluators recognize real leadership and contribution without requiring women to "explain gaps."
Primary Barrier
Narrow Narratives
Location
Ohio
Solution Region
Nation-wide
Community Type
Urban
Annual Operating Budget
Less than $1 Million
