09/15/2021

How to Support Your Female Employees 19 Months into the Pandemic

Consider these tips

Throughout the pandemic, reports have shown that working women have been hit particularly hard. Many women have left the workforce thanks to a combination of caregiving needs and disruption in “pink collar” industries such as retail; in fact, virtually all job losses in December 2020 were among women. Nineteen months into the pandemic, female workers aren’t faring much better, and many haven’t returned to work even in sectors that have stabilized.

“Caregiving responsibilities fall mostly on women. When there has to be a choice between who’s going to homeschool or take care of the children, it’s usually going to be a woman,” said M. Gloria Gonzalez-Morales, director of the Worker Wellbeing Lab, a feminist research group devoted to helping employees flourish. “And there is a gender wage gap. If you have a conversation with your partner, who’s going to [quit] and do that? Well, the person who earns less. It’s a vicious cycle for women.”

Knowing this, it’s imperative that associations adjust their operations and workplace culture to more effectively support their female employees, particularly during this time. Consider these tips to create an organizational environment that champions your female employees.

Please select this link to read the complete article from Associations Now.