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Can COVID-19 shift the needle on equity at home and at work?

Blog from Dr Tracey Leghorn, Chief Human Resources Officer for SUEZ recycling and recovery UK

A lot has been written, since the onset of Covid-19, about how it has accelerated change. The huge shift to home working amid the pandemic is the most obvious. And it, in turn, has unfolding ramifications for urban offices and shops, the housing market, public transport services, traffic levels, and more.

But could these impacts also include speeding up progress towards true gender equality in childrearing and in the workplace too?