Majority of Canadian women prefer working from home and flexibility, study finds

Following back-to-office notices issued by businesses across the country, a new study published Tuesday reveals that majority of Canadian women reported that they prefer working from home.

And study authors state that in order to retain women in the workplace, employees must be willing to be flexible.

The study published on Tuesday found that 65 per cent of women said they would choose to work from home 65 per cent of the time, which is 13 points higher compared to men who said the same. “Simply going back to the way things were done pre-pandemic is not going to be an option for many workplaces,” said Jennifer Stewart, co-founder of The Honest Talk in a press release. “It’s important that leaders understand what employees and potential candidates value in a job as they make these critical decisions around a future workplace.”

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