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Lightening the Mental Load That Holds Women Back
Fully 61 percent said flexible work arrangements were critical to continuing to work at the company.
Katherine Kay • Womenomics: Work Less, Achieve More, Live Better
I remember a McKinsey women’s event where fifteen or twenty young consultants from the San Francisco office sat around a glossy oval table listening to a junior partner speak about her successful ascent. The topic turned to work-life balance, as it always did at such events, and she advised us as follows: If there is a household task where it matte... See more
‘A mother’s choices are limited by extortionately priced, inflexible, inaccessible childcare. A mother’s choices are limited by maternity pay that is well below the national living wage. A mother’s choices are limited by the rising cost of living, which means most families need two incomes to cover their basic costs.1 A mother’s choices are limited
... See moreJoeli Brearley • The Motherhood Penalty: How to stop motherhood being the kiss of death for your career
men are realizing the benefits of flexibility too.