RESEARCH
HYBRID working has opened the door for more women from minority backgrounds to apply for senior positions within their companies, a new report says...
IWG’s Advancing Equality: Women in the Hybrid Workplace report, based on research among more than 1,000 women who are utilising hybrid work arrangements...
For almost three-quarters (73%) of women in minority groups, hybrid working has opened up new opportunities that they would not have had otherwise...
IWG is the world’s largest operator of hybrid working venues, with its brands including Spaces and Regus. The research for its report was conducted among 1,036 women in...
Two-thirds (67%) said that hybrid work helped to level the playing field for career progression, while 70% think that hybrid working has made their job more inclusive...
The report comes a week after the Australian government for the first time released data detailing the gender pay gap, across nearly 5,000 companies with 100 or...
For the overwhelming majority of women (89%), hybrid working also has helped facilitate a better balance between work responsibilities and family commitments...
As a result, an increasing number of women are making major career decisions such as changing jobs and switching industries. In pursuit of flexible working arrangements...
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Women from minority groups reported that the career growth opportunities from hybrid enabled them to be more productive and efficient (44%), helped them to...
Women considered part of one minority group included those who identify as LGBTQIA+, disabled or as coming from an ethnic minority background...
Nearly nine in 10 of those with a mobility disability said that hybrid working has made office-based jobs more viable for them, while 61% agreed that it...
More than two-thirds cited cutting transport costs as an additional benefit, and nearly one-quarter increased productivity, while 7% said hybrid working had...
She women, particularly from a range of diverse backgrounds, are “actively shaping their careers around the flexibility that hybrid working offers...
“This shift is not only enhancing work/life balance but also fostering a wealth of new professional opportunities.”