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HILDA finds working from home boosts women's job satisfaction more than men's, and that has a downside

  • Written by Mark Wooden, Professorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
HILDA finds working from home boosts women's job satisfaction more than men's, and that has a downsideWes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND

The shift to working from home is unlikely to reverse.

Data from the HILDA (Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia) Survey released on Monday show the proportion of Australians working “most hours” from home jumped from around 6% before the pandemic to 21% in 2020. Unpublished data...

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