Across all ages, employed women are more likely to cite a desire for remote work as a reason to seek a new job.
Women with a job are about 25% more likely than employed men to say remote work is a reason for starting a new job search, according to a March 27 report from Indeed’s Hiring Lab.
In surveys conducted between July 2021 and December 2023, nearly 15% of women listed a desire for remote work as a motivator during the job hunt, while about 12% of men said the same.
“The stark gender differences revealed by our survey are in line with both speculation and evidence that remote work is even more appealing to parents, particularly mothers,” Nick Bunker, economic research director for North America at the Indeed Hiring Lab, wrote in the report. “The rise of remote work seems to have reduced some of the hit to employment experienced by many mothers.”..
...moreIn surveys conducted between July 2021 and December 2023, nearly 15% of women listed a desire for remote work as a motivator during the job hunt, while about 12% of men said the same.
“The stark gender differences revealed by our survey are in line with both speculation and evidence that remote work is even more appealing to parents, particularly mothers,” Nick Bunker, economic research director for North America at the Indeed Hiring Lab, wrote in the report. “The rise of remote work seems to have reduced some of the hit to employment experienced by many mothers.”..
RSK: What I find interesting is in times past most salesmen worked remotely, either in their home or as road warriors. Then once a week they may go to the home office. What has really changed for them?
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