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To keep women in the workforce, the best way to lend them a hand might just be to lend them an ear.
Women are struggling with the high demands of work and home life during COVID. Forty-seven percent of women reported dealing with anxiety and depression, compared to 38% of men, according to KFF Health Tracking Polls.
Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio
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Flexible benefits and a caring culture that recognize the double squeeze of child care and eldercare responsibilities on a culture will help retain sandwich-generation talent.
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Employers should educate staff on the nuances of every coverage option, advises Benefitbay CEO, ranging from coinsurance to coverage tiers, networks, “incumbent bias,” and more.
