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Flexible remote-work schedules make a big difference for working mothers

COVID-19 caused immediate widespread disruption for all workers, but to varying degrees. Fathers working from home, for example, have had a relatively positive experience. But mothers, whether their experience has been a little or a lot worse than that of working dads, depends on schedule flexibility.

While all workers are experiencing some degree of disruption, the range of experiences is wide.
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To read the article, see “COVID-19 and the employee experience: How leaders can seize the moment,” June 29, 2020.