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It’s not just the pay gap. This disparity also holds working women back
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It’s not just the pay gap. This disparity also holds working women back

Fast Company·Sarah Bregel·2 months ago
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It is a truth universally acknowledged: A woman with a family and a career is in want of more hours in the day. Despite this, conversations around gender inequity at work typically focus on a pay gap rather than the consequences of what happens when women don’t have as much time as their male counterparts. In a new study published in the International Journal of Management Reviews , researchers analyzed 88 studies on the interaction between “gender, time, and organizations” in Africa. The researchers wanted to spotlight African organizations to understand how caregiving and other cultural expectations play out at work. They found that the unpaid labor that women do at home creates a hidden time gap that limits their ability to get ahead at work—which in turn impacts training, networking, and taking on the projects that can lead to a promotion. While the analysis focuses on Africa, the researchers explained that similar patterns exist all over the world.…

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