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India – Women are moving jobs for option to work from home (Economic Times)

08 March 2022

The option of permanent work from home is changing the work dynamics for women employees in India. According to research published in The Economic Times by diversity and inclusion firm Avtar, the option to work from home is now the top reason why women are moving jobs. Avtar profiled 1,038 active jobseekers on why they left their previous jobs. Avtar noted that the option to work from home could be the most effective way to attract and retain female employees, especially when some sectors are amid a war for talent. In the survey, about 25% of the men cited the WFH option as influencing their decision to move jobs, while for women, this was 63%. Beyond WFH, monetary compensation emerges as the second most prominent reason women quit jobs, indicating that while most women continue to be primary caregivers at home, their incomes are no longer considered secondary or supplementary.