Hybrid working and equality | How more flexibility can help to create fairer workplaces

The latest in our series of webinars was an interview with Sarah Jackson, OBE, on how implementing hybrid working can help drive greater equity and gender parity. The full interview is available to download here.

Sarah is a leading authority on work-life issues in the UK and, following 25 years as CEO of work-life charity Working Families, now concentrates on writing, speaking and thinking about gender equality and family-friendly approaches to work. She is currently Visiting Professor at Cranfield University School of Management.

Sarah summarised current research and highlighted that, at the moment, there’s no difference between genders in the demand for some form of hybrid working.

Sarah’s definition of flexible working is that employers allow some form of variation in where, when and for how long the work is done. This is important in attracting women to open roles and organisations that offer some form of flexibility will have a definite advantage.