Flexible work arrangements help women, but only if they are also offered to men
- Written by Leah Ruppanner, Associate Professor in Sociology and Co-Director of The Policy Lab, The University of Melbourne
ErsinTekkol/ShutterstockFlexible workplace policies designed to improve gender gaps in employment and pay might actually make things worse for women.
Flexible work has been on offer to both men and women in many companies for decades. However, it is usually women who are in non-standard employment such as part-time work, often to meet the demands...
