A Year in Remote Work: Looking Back to Look Forward cmswire.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cmswire.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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A year ago, as we began to adjust to pandemic life, I wondered if the forced shift away from the traditional 9-to-5 office life could prove a turning point in gender equality at work.
The mass experiment in home working brought work-life balance into sharp focus, forcing even the most recalcitrant of employers to accept flexible working is not only possible but could be as or even more productive than office presenteeism.
The reality turned out to be nowhere near so positive, with women disproportionately seeing negative impacts on their careers and pay packets. But as the COVID-19 cloud begins to lift and we contemplate post-pandemic life, I still see reasons for optimism.
Bringing Diversity and Inclusion Into the Board of Directors
An empty office might become a common sight if the following 10 trends follow through
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Businesses are scrambling to display meaningful diversity initiatives in an effort to satiate demands from customers and job seekers critical of enterprises that use diversity as window dressing. New legislation introduces an opportunity to create a progress metric that supports diversity and inclusion.
AB979 Gives Teeth to Board Diversity Initiatives
Last September, California legislature made AB979 a state law, making it a requirement for publicly-traded companies headquartered within California to add an executive from an underrepresented community to their board of directors. AB979 is an extension of the 2018 law SB826, which was aimed at increasing the number of women as board directors. California joined Illinois, Ohio and Maryland as states seeking to increase diversity on the boards of publicly-traded
Our Workplaces Are at a Crossroads: What Direction Will You Choose? cmswire.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cmswire.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.