More flexible working will be demanded by women
Sep 29 2008
More women want a job which fits into looking after their families and are making a 'massive call for change' in working practices, a source predicts.
A recent survey published by Psychologies magazine, entitled the New Luxuries Female Lifestyle Study, found 65 per cent of women want a job that fits their life, while 60 per cent would like more time to spend with family and friends.
Maureen Rice, editor of the publication, states this shift in priorities may alter the workplace, as people look to move away from 'having it all' and towards 'having a bit of everything'.
Derek Draper, psychotherapist and contributor to the magazine, adds many women want to work 'but the issue is whether we have to work the incredibly long hours that we do'.
Rice says the power of women to alter the work-life balance should not be underestimated, as they have heralded similar changes in the past.
She adds 75 to 80 per cent of women now work, which is 'not going to change', but the working world is designed for men to earn and for women to stay at home. Rice states females employees think 'it's a crazy way to live'.
Draper adds he believes women will lead the way in this working reformation, saying: 'Men have dominated the workplace for decades if not centuries and there's been no change'.
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