LinkedIn’s ‘Open to Work’ banner—iconic, visible, and emotionally charged—is a simple green ring around your profile picture that can say a lot about your job status. For some, it’s a lifeline to ...

Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, CNN & Playboy.

After social media manager Jensen Rubinstein was let go from her job in January, she put the green “Open to Work” banner up under her LinkedIn profile photo. Along with a short post about the reason ...