While the pandemic has impacted everyone, I have posted extensively on the negative effect it has had on working mothers. These impacts range from women downshifting their careers or dropping out of the workforce entirely (LeanIn.Org report) to being less optimistic about their career prospects than before the pandemic (see Deloitte report). This new and in-depth article by McKinsey underscores …
This research provides insights into how gender equality in the workplace has regressed during the pandemic. It’s based on over five thousand survey responses of women across ten countries, focusing on their work lives, experiences during the pandemic, and career expectations for the future. A few findings: 1) 51% of women surveyed are less optimistic about their …
With over 5 million women leaving the US labor force alone in 2020, the female participation rate is now at 59 percent—the lowest since 1998. And with almost 70 percent of women feeling that gender bias and discrimination have held them back, this report offers six actions that firms can take to advance gender equality …
Before the pandemic, many workers who could work remotely (or from home) saw this work arrangement as a benefit. This sentiment has been especially true for many working mothers, who manage both work and childcare disproportionately (see report from LeanIn.org) and use remote work to handle the demands of work and childcare better. But as noted …
I have shared several posts regarding the pandemic’s impact on many working women and their careers. One of these posts was a 63-page report in October by LeanIn. org, Women in the Workplace study, that showed that one in four women was considering downshifting (working in a reduced capacity) their careers or leaving the workforce due to …
Although the COVID-19 crisis has been challenging for most employees/workers, one worker segment that has faced unique challenges is women–especially mothers, senior-level women, and Black women. According to the annual Women in the Workplace study from LeanIn.Org, one in four women is considering downshifting (working in a reduced capacity) their careers or leaving the workforce due to …
Although many organizations continue to invest in programs that reduce different forms of bias, recent research suggests that, when it comes to performance feedback, women may not receive the same quality of feedback as men. Researchers from Cornell University discovered that underperforming women are given less truthful but kinder performance feedback than equally underperforming men. This more …
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