Is workplace flexibility a trap?

Companies have a long tradition of offering women workplace flexibility, only to then punish them—with fewer promotions or pay raises—for taking advantage of those benefits. Has the pandemic really changed that?

I wrote about this in a piece for Politico magazine this week, and it’s something I’m thinking about a lot. Because as the anecdotes about burn out pile-up and the data about women quitting their jobs roll in, what seemed like a blessing—the ability to work remotely—increasingly feels like a curse....