![]() ![]() She recommends that women devise techniques to be seen and heard virtually. Women working remotely often struggle to demonstrate their contributions because they lack face-to-face encounters with career gatekeepers, says Andrea Kramer, a partner at law firm McDermott Will & Emery LLP and a gender-bias specialist. ![]() That’s why he says he expects most men will be eager to return to their offices-where they “can navigate politics in their favor better.’’ Online meetings limit men’s chances “to engage in Machiavellian tactics of manipulation" such as staying late when the boss does or using ingratiating body language during physical meetings, says Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, chief talent scientist at ManpowerGroup. In certain respects, remote work could level the political playing field. ![]() Mockler says this client later learned the boss feared that the high-profile assignment would put more stressful pressure on the expectant mother. “She would have done it,’’ says Stephanie Mockler, the woman’s executive coach. One pregnant middle manager at a financial-services firm recently got passed over to head a coronavirus task force there. Only 9% of women with children at home had been promoted in this new remote-work era, but 34% of men with children at home reported getting promoted during the same period.Īnother gender gap emerged in the proportion of mothers assigned responsibility for important projects while working remotely compared with fathers-10% versus 28%, the Qualtrics report says. The study, conducted by Qualtrics for Boardlist, a marketplace for female and minority corporate board talent, also found a sizable gender gap in promotions among remote-employed parents. Just 29% of women say working from home during the coronavirus era has positively affected their career, compared with 57% of men, according to a July poll of 1,051 adults in the U.S. Winning bigger jobs and pay by influencing others while working remotely can also be particularly tricky for women because the home setup often magnifies work-life conflicts, studies show. Heath encourages female clients to be influential players during Zoom sessions by simply preparing strong viewpoints and making authoritative statements, like “Here’s my plan.’’ One FlynnHeathHolt study shows that women get judged more harshly than men for politicking at work-and that can make them reluctant to do so. ![]()
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