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Flexible work is about healthy bottom lines, not moms

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 by Flexible Resources

Womenomics misses the point - it’s not a ‘mommy issue’

We concur with fellow blogger Leanne at Career Life Connection.  If flexible work arrangements are a device that employers put into place - at times reluctantly — to help moms balance work and family they will forever be viewed as a necessary evil or worse - as a perk that discriminates against childless employees.

We know from experience many businesses embraced work-life balance because it was politically correct to do so.  But in fact they really don’t believe in them.

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