The unique challenges working parents are now faced with has prompted a need for radical changes in HR decisions.
With workforce fallout, decreased productivity, and a disproportionate impact on women's careers it may be hard to see COVID-19's silver linings. The massive shift to remote work opens up new opportunities that benefit women and could help drive a shift in the future of work.
|Increased flexibility
Seeking to keep the diversity of their workforce, and honor the needs of working parents, companies are shifting away from the 9-5 workday and focusing on overall productivity. The infusions of technological advancements and greater connectivity have given employees limitless options to work from anywhere at any time in synchronous and asynchronous ways.
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