More than 50% of small businesses said they couldn’t fill open positions last month, according to the National Federation of Independent Business—a 48-year peak.
What if small businesses became a safe haven for hardworking moms?
As the numbers of women leaving the workforce attests, businesses need to improve their benefits to retain talented moms. One constituency in particular stands to gain from implementing mom-friendly policies: small businesses.
In this piece for Fast Company, I identify small shifts that can be major game-changers for both moms and small businesses. These recommendations stem from research I co-authored as part of a playbook titled “Making Workplaces Work for Moms: Building a Mom-Friendly Workplace for the Post-Pandemic Future,” produced in partnership with Marshall Plan for Moms.
