- The ManpowerGroup “What Women Want at Work” study highlights that 1 in 3 women would like their boss to better understand the impact of their workload on their mental health.
In the month of March, all people and institutions usually embrace International Women’s Day with a new impulse to promote equity as a key pillar in promoting spaces for discussion and solutions that balance job opportunities, both for women and for men. men. In this reflection on leveling the playing field for male and female collaborators, the study “What Women Want at Work” (What women want at work) from ManpowergGroup, highlights that the female group values mental well-being in an employment relationship much more, especially in a post-pandemic period. Such is so 1 in 3 women You wish your boss or manager had a better understanding of the impact of your workload on your mental health. For Silvana Cárdenas, Director of Right Management for LATAM, industries and businesses in the country are increasingly prepared and with better inclusion and equity strategies. “The female workforce wants a better work-life balance; more flexibility of schedules at the beginning and end of their workday and greater job stability to move away from the fear of losing their job. Faced with these demands, employers have been promoting learning and mentoring spaces, as well as leadership and feedback necessary to overcome possible points of improvement”highlights the expert.
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In search of women’s mental well-being, the ManpowerGroup study also points out that the 19% of the collaborators You want your boss to understand the challenges of being a working mother, demanding a range of emotional benefits such as counseling or training days, wellness days, and mental wellness allowances. IPSOS Peru agrees on this point, when it points out that in the country 71% of women have experienced more mental health problems than men (57%). And 60% of them say they have felt more anxiety than men (49%). In addition, ManpowerGroup research reports that 35% of women you would trade 5% of your salary to work a 4-day week; while a smaller percentage (16%) would do the same, but by teleworking.
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The Director of Right Management for LATAM also highlighted that approximately 33% of workers in companies in Peru are women, and that currently many of them feel demotivated in their workplaces because they do not receive adequate training from their leaders. This situation is in line with what was reported by ManpowerGroup, since the consultant specifies that more than 40% working women You don’t think your manager recognizes your skills or potential in the workplace. This situation makes the 50% of women want to leave their current job for another that offers more salary and benefits.
“To change this panorama, and make women feel comfortable in their jobs, it will be important that leaders, and employers in general, foster more spaces for collaboration, promote their initiatives and ideas, offer training, involve them in constant challenges , highlight their achievements and give them more facilities so that they can carry out their duties properly, following a professional growth plan”Silvana Cárdenas concluded.
