Below is an infographic from Accenture for International Women’s Day that highlights what makes women in the workplace happy. The number one way to improve work-life balance and increase a woman’s happiness in her job is to offer her flexibility.
If you think about it, allowing employees to have flexible schedules doesn’t have to be a huge issue for companies. It’s just not the norm, hence, the great debate over flexible schedules and telecommuting.
The infographic below includes data from Accenture’s Redefining Success study, which I wrote about here on Women on Business earlier this week. You can follow the preceding link for all of the details. In the meantime, take a look at the infographic below and think about what would make you happiest in the workplace.
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Susan Gunelius is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Women on Business. She is a 30-year veteran of the marketing field and has authored a dozen books about marketing, branding, and social media, including the highly popular Ultimate Guide to Email Marketing, 30-Minute Social Media Marketing, Content Marketing for Dummies, Blogging All-in-One for Dummies and Kick-ass Copywriting in 10 Easy Steps. Susan’s marketing-related content can be found on Entrepreneur.com, Forbes.com, MSNBC.com, BusinessWeek.com, and more. Susan is President & CEO of KeySplash Creative, Inc., a marketing communications company. She has worked in corporate marketing roles and through client relationships with AT&T, HSBC, Citibank, Intuit, The New York Times, Cox Communications, and many more large and small companies around the world. Susan also speaks about marketing, branding and social media at events around the world and is frequently interviewed by television, online, radio, and print media organizations about these topics. She holds an MBA in Management and Strategy and a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and is a Certified Professional Career Coach (CPCC).
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This is interesting considering all the recent news articles – Yahoo and others removing telecommuting and Sheryl Sanberg’s new book. It is still import an for employees to listen to the unique needs of their individual female employees and not make sweeping assumptions.