Pathways to parity: Back to office, a backwards step?
The final pathway to parity is the ability to work flexibly. There has been a dramatic shift back to office working among global mid-market firms in the past 12 months. This displays a strong shift away from what we found in our 2023 Women in Business report: The push for parity, where primarily office-based businesses were outnumbered by those offering a hybrid approach post-Covid-19.