Women pay a steep price for their more flexible work schedules
One big reason women make less than men is because they tend to demand more flexible schedules. New economic research shows that if more workplaces adopted a more team-oriented, job-sharing approach-like physicians in a group practice-the cost of flexible work would dissipate and the premium for long hours would too.
Women Matter: Achieving the promise of women executives
Since 2007, McKinsey's Women Matter research has explored the role women play in the global workplace, their experiences and impact in senior-executive roles, and the performance benefits that companies gain from gender diversity. Economix: Dollars for Dads
Paid family leave programs spread the costs of time devoted to family care. The financial support they offer also nudges fathers to engage more directly with newborns, tweaking traditional gender roles.
More: 'Lean in' for dads says family time's not just for women The Paternity Leave Struggle
Today's multi-generational workplace poses many interesting communications and technology challenges.
For senior generations, key among these challenges is the way Millennials use technology. Helping to Bring Men to the TableBob Moritz, U.S. Chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), says that "The white man can actually help drive the success of a diversity program", and he's one white man who has stepped up and made a real difference for women in the workplace at PwC and other organizations.
"Mad Men" era of U.S. family policy coming to an end?
Fresh on the heels of President Obama's State of the Union call for an end to outdated "Mad Men"-era workplace policies, a newly released poll shows that a majority of American voters support "family friendly" policies like an increased minimum wage, fair pay for men and women, affordable child care, paid sick days, and paid family and medical leave. More: So, About Those "Mad Men" Workplace Policies
Love and Work on a Timetable It seems like a young couple's path can require a business plan-and many couples are embracing that. Young adults are looking many years further into the future than their parents as they continue to delay marriage and children to earn advanced degrees, explore careers or stake out financial security. Telecommuting gains traction with new storm coming Now that there is a ton of forewarning about an impending storm, scores of companies are embracing teleworking to keep workers productive while also letting them stay home and out of the weather. Finding your Zen at work: Rethink full-time It's clear more people are developing their careers outside the rigid constraints of traditional full-time jobs, and many more would make the change if they felt they could do so without stigma or penalty. The key is to have more real options - a range of accepted, and respected choices. The Mommy-Track Myth
The gender-wage gap still exists, but it isn't as bad as we think it is-the apocryphal 77 cents on the dollar figure doesn't accommodate the person's profession or hours worked. When accounting for career choice, the gap might be as low as 5 cents. Manage Your Work, Manage Your Life Work/life balance is at best an elusive ideal and at worst a complete myth, today's senior executives will tell you. But by making deliberate choices about which opportunities they'll pursue and which they'll decline, rather than simply reacting to emergencies, leaders can and do engage meaningfully with work, family, and community. | 
