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Women Less Likely than Men to Get Flexible Work Arrangements: Survey
The survey of 955 Canadians found 64% prefer hybrid or remote work, but 22% of women say their employer offers no flexibility.
- On Thursday, The Canadian Press reported that Catalyst Canada's survey reveals women have less access to flexible work arrangements than men, potentially threatening their workforce participation and progression.
- The research, based on interviews with 955 Canadians between Oct. 29 and Nov. 14, 2025, emerges as many workplaces are mandating staff return to the office for increasing numbers of days.
- Catalyst found 33 per cent of women and 35 per cent of men in the survey have hybrid work arrangements, despite 64 per cent of employees preferring remote or hybrid options.
- Disparities persist as 22 per cent of women report their employer offers no flexible work at all, compared to about 15 per cent of men, limiting professional advancement.
- The Canadian Research Insights Council notes that because the research used an online survey rather than random sampling, the results cannot be assigned a standard margin of error.
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Women less likely than men to have access to flexible work arrangements: survey
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New research finds Canadian women want flexible work but lack access to it
As Canadian employers accelerate return-to-office (RTO) mandates, a new national survey from Catalyst Canada reveals a growing disconnect between what employees want and what workplaces are offering. The findings show that most Canadian employees (64 per cent) prefer hybrid or fully remote work, but women are less likely than men to have access to it, putting their participation and progression in the workforce at risk. The research comes as fed…
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right0Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution67% Left
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- 67% of the sources lean Left
67% Left
L 67%
C 33%
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