Not all PTO is created equal: Women may need more specialized leave policies

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  • Key Insight: Discover how gendered PTO perceptions necessitate strategic leave-policy redesign.
  • What’s at Stake: Rising female turnover and discrimination claims could drive retention costs and reputational risk.
  • Supporting Data: Nearly 30% of women say current PTO feels unfair versus 20% of men.
    Source: Bullets generated by AI with editorial review

While all of an organization’s employees may have access to the same paid-time-off benefits, that doesn’t mean they’re all benefiting from it the same. 

Paola Peralta
Associate Editor

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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