Remote policies helped women work. In-office mandates and child care costs are driving them back out.

When Jackie Gabrielson was pregnant with her fourth child, she planned to take maternity leave and then return to work. But as she and her husband started envisioning life with four young children, ...
Inc

More Women Are Staying Away as Return-to-Office Mandates Soar. Here’s Why

A new Labor Department survey shows the extent of the RTO wave hitting corporate America: In 2023, 34 percent of employed men said they’d spent at least some time working from home, but in 2024 the ...
The New York Times

They Say It’s a Woman’s World Now. The Workplace Tells a Different Story.

Three new books document obstacles to gender equality that, in the era that brought us #MeToo, Taylor Swift and the ‘girlboss,’ we thought we’d left behind. By Emma Goldberg To try to make sense of ...
Worcester Business Journal

Menopause at work: Despite costing the U.S. economy $26B a year, menopause remains hush-hush in the office

The loss of productivity and health expenses associated with menopause cost the U.S. economy $26 billion annually. Workdays missed due to menopause symptoms added up to another $1.8-billion annual ...
The Hill

Contract work rising as RTO policies and layoffs reshape careers

Contract work is surging as companies tighten return-to-office policies and trim payrolls, reshaping how many Americans approach their careers. With layoffs hitting white-collar sectors and remote ...
Pensacola News Journal

Pensacola Blue Wahoos celebrate women in their front office making organizational impact

A recent photo gathering of women working in the Blue Wahoos front office created a poignant moment. With this month highlighting the 39th celebration of National Girls and Women In Sports Day, ...