This content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please log in. New users may register below.
Working women are making a huge mistake by continuing to work remotely, according to this executive coach. Last year, Deloitte’s survey of 2000 Australians revealed that 50 per cent of working women found it easier to work from home compared to one third of male respondents. Meanwhile, the Melbourne Institute asked 1200 respondents last September if they would prefer to continue working from home after COVID-19. Seventy-three per cent of men preferred working from home compared to 67 percent of women. When the same question was then put to respondents in November, the percentage of men preferring remote work had dropped to 64 per cent, whereas for women, the percentage bumped up to 84 per cent. If women are indeed more likely to avoid a return to the physical workspace, California-based executive coach and president of Corporate Coaching International Lois Frankel says women are making a monumental mistake for two reasons: Decreased visibility: “If you aren’t in front of people, you’re not there. It’s the same as a Zoom conference call. If you’re on the call and your screen is off, you’re not on the call. It doesn’t matter if you’re there physically.” Added burden: “Research shows that since women have