“I had this epiphany that life is really short, and there’s no reason why I need to be somewhere that is not serving me,” said Bryant, who wanted a more expansive role.
That mind-set helped nudge Bryant, who is Black, to jump to WizeHire, an online hiring platform, where she’s vice president of marketing.
“A lot of women think if they work hard, people will notice and that will be enough,” she said. “The truth of the matter is women have to advocate for themselves. And Black women have to walk a fine line, being careful about how aggressive you are perceived."
As companies continue tweaking their telecommuting policies after the explosion of remote work brought on by the pandemic, McKinsey and LeanIn found that only one in 10 female employees want to work from the office most of the time. The summary of their report said “many” woman call hybrid work schedules a key reason for joining or sticking with an employer.
“Women are not breaking up with work, they are breaking up with companies who are not delivering the work culture and the opportunity and the flexibility that's so critically important to them,” Thomas said.
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