The working mum proven more productive
Women are at risk of missing out on leadership roles, retirement savings and left on lower salaries than men.
According to Ernst and Young Productivity Pulse Report.
What does this mean?
Once women hit their mid-20s female participation rates declines. This lasts for around 2 decades as female workers tend to migrate to part time roles. A massive 43.2% of women are in part time roles compared with 13.5% of men.
Let’s unpack this a little further.
Part time roles in leadership positions are limited.
Mothers, who remove themselves from the workplace have to put a hold on their career
Returning to work is expected to be part time - what does this mean for the substantive position?
According to ABS in 2022 the gender pay gap is at 22.8% - Every single industry has a pay gap that favors men. In fact, it increased in 8 industries in 2022 - yep, you read right. It Increased!
There is still a long way to go
This report proves that women in part time roles are, in fact far more productive. Women in flexible roles waste on average 11.1% compared to full time employees wasting 14.5% of their week. This means that over the course of a year, women in flexible roles (working part time) generate an extra week and a half in productivity.
Let me repeat that.
Women who work part time, over a whole year deliver an extra week and a half of productive work.
Yet, here we are offering high-level roles as full time capacity. And putting working mothers in a box where they cannot have a high-level role and/or success in their career.
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Before I go, I want to make note - this post is not pointing fingers at the men who come across this page and my male clients - it is simply bringing awareness to these stats and research. This research and the ABS stats are generalist and is not inclusive of all diverse groups. This means it does not paint a clear picture but for the point of this post, it is the only information available from what I have found.