Thank you
As a working engineer, may I say a big thank you to the recession. (Slightly tongue in cheek).
No longer will managers have doubts that women on their return to work from maternity leave need to be there. The house price boom, university fees and the multitude of other direct incentives to holding down a job while your partner does so is no longer a matter of straight choice of simple wants.
If you can, you do. The woman does need to not only make it work but make it succeed. They are far more likely to have backing at home too. Everyone is invested.
The guys are now much more invested in their partners having successful careers, there is no doubt in a woman’s decision to follow an actual career rather than coast and struggle.
Businesses can no longer afford to squander such talent either.
Of course, it isn’t perfect but it’s a big start.
Posted: June 15th, 2016 under 42.