More than half of men said that working from home during the pandemic has positively affected their careers, compared to just 29% of women.
Because of how visible their caretaking responsibilities have become, she concluded, "working mothers are at extraordinary risk of being penalized during the pandemic." "It's not that professionalism has gone out the window," she says, "but we do not have to hide the fact that we are working mothers to our clients anymore."Support from company leadership can help mitigate these issues for their employees.
The realities of the pandemic have pushed some companies to implement these kinds of policies to support their workers. Greenleaf Trust, a Michigan-based wealth management firm, instituted a Covid relief fund last summer to help employees bridge the gap for increased expenses, according to Senior Vice President Sarah Johansson.
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