When men take paternity leave, the economy benefits
Less than 20% of men in the U.S. get any amount of employer-provided paid paternity leave.
Gender issues
Benefits Think Reimagining the workplace for working mothers
Don't let this valuable talent pool walk away from your organization.
Michelle Keefe
MomUp
A new partnership aims to boost postpartum health and fitness
Ovia Health and fitness brand P.volve join forces to bring science-backed fitness and content to new moms.
10 best companies for women to work
Women ranked the best companies to work for, based on factors like culture, representation and benefits.
Long story short: How employers can show compassion and empathy to their female employees
A new slate of benefits is supporting women through the challenges of balancing work and personal life.
Long story short: These organizations are paving the way for gender equality
Gender equality and financial security for women are top priority for the organizations featured in our top stories from the week.
The high financial price paid by victims of sexual harassment
A new study by Time's Up and the Institute for Women's Policy Research examines the financial impact of sexual harassment.
Women did three times as much child care as men during pandemic
A new study shows just how overworked (and unpaid) women have been throughout COVID-19.
Enough is enough: Majority of working moms aren’t planning on returning to work
Sixty-nine percent of working mothers plan to remain out of work to care for their children, according to a survey by TopResume.
Employers can end the ‘she-cession.’ Will they?
The pandemic pushed women out of the workforce. As job opportunities boom, employers will have to compete to win them back.
Biden tax plan paves way for women to power economic growth
Many of the policies — part of Biden’s new $1.8 trillion plan — could do just that by increasing women’s labor force participation, boosting productivity and distributing benefits more equitably.
The pandemic was historically bad for working-class women
The data show a jobs recession that was hardest on women without college degrees and Black and Hispanic women, and was pretty tough on men without college degrees and Hispanic men too.
Women could give $20 trillion boost to economic growth by 2050
Policy changes that result in more women entering the workforce, like those that bolster female access to secondary education, child care, and flexible work arrangements, have the potential to “light a fire” under global growth.
Maven is leading the way in women’s and family telehealth
Telehealth benefits are an accessible way to offer benefits to at-risk employee groups.
World’s most gender-diverse employer says secret to success is childcare
“It is absolutely possible to have children and a successful career,” DNB’s chief executive, Kjerstin Braathen, told Bloomberg.
Benefits Think How women can keep from falling off their bosses’ radar while working remotely
These tips will ensure your work goes acknowledged even when it’s been completed out of sight from your boss.
LaTonia McGinnis
CBIZ
Best of the week: Women push for workplace equality
During the pandemic, women are pushing for wage equality and standing out in the benefits community.
Best of the week: Employers want to close the workplace diversity gap
Benefits, professional development opportunities and unconscious bias training are all important tools to address workplace diversity.
As women drop out of labor market, moms call for more aid
More than one-third of parents, mostly women, have yet to return to jobs they lost largely because there’s no one to look after their kids.
Yet another hurdle for women at work: Their age
The subtle signs of age discrimination can have a devastating impact on a woman’s career.
