Retaining Women in Tech Is Flexibility Enough

While flexible leave policies offer the much-needed flexibility for women balancing career and personal life, thinking that flexibility alone will retain women in tech is an oversimplification. Challenges like unequal pay, underrepresentation in leadership roles, and the prevalence of a gender-biased culture also need addressing. Flexibility is important but must be complemented with efforts to tackle these systemic issues.

While flexible leave policies offer the much-needed flexibility for women balancing career and personal life, thinking that flexibility alone will retain women in tech is an oversimplification. Challenges like unequal pay, underrepresentation in leadership roles, and the prevalence of a gender-biased culture also need addressing. Flexibility is important but must be complemented with efforts to tackle these systemic issues.

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