Overall number of women in work also rose as many employers show willingness to offer flexible work structures
Mums with children are at work in higher numbers than in any equivalent quarter over the last 20 years, while the overall level of all working-age females in employment has risen, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Data showed that more than three-quarters (75.6 per cent) of mothers with dependent children were currently in work, while the overall 16-64 female employment rate has hit 72.5 per cent, closer to the early 2019 record rate of 72.7 per cent.
With a third of working mothers also accessing special working arrangements, such as flexible or term-time hours – a higher level than compared to fathers (23.6 per cent) – it is clear many employers are re-imagining work to allow better access to those with care responsibilities.
However, Jessica Chivers, coaching psychologist, author and host of the Comeback Coach podcast, explained that more still needed to be done to level the playing field between men and women, both at work and in the home.
“Without men taking on their fair share at home, women are at risk of burning out as they progress their careers, or not progressing because of the cost to family relationships and health,” she said.
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