"Working from home helps women balance those responsibilities while still being able to perform their job at the same level," said Hutchings. Sixty-seven per cent of 417 surveyed finance workers - 82 per cent of whom were women contacted through WCM's online network - said they found remote work allowed them to have flexibility without sacrificing productivity. WCM's The Future of Work in Finance Report, conducted throughout February and March, found that work flexibility was a critical need for those caring for children under six years old. Brianna Shereck, on how work has changed for mothers since the pandemicĪs many Canadian workplaces mandate their employees to return to the office, Odette Hutchings, chief operating officer for the Women in Capital Markets (WCM) network, said they shouldn't miss an unprecedented opportunity to make the inclusion of new mothers in the workforce a legacy of the pandemic. People understand that you also have a family. I feel like there's been a massive social shift. In August 2020, a third of the Canadian workforce was concerned about returning to normal working conditions, according to StatsCan - of that number, half were mothers whose youngest children were younger than six.
The number of Canadians working exclusively from home fell from almost 25 per cent at the beginning of 2022 to nearly 17 per cent in August, according to that month's Statistics Canada labour force survey. People understand that you also have a family." "I feel like there's been a massive social shift. Now, Shereck said there's a better understanding about the lack of child-care options and the need to work remotely. Pandemic introduced positive changesīefore the pandemic, she said there was "unspoken confusion" if she needed to work from home for the sake of her children. Duration 5:04 The daily workload - paid and unpaid - faced by some moms has resulted in burnout and forced job changes.
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