The number of women who telecommute grows
Adapting to modern times and the economic crisis are fundamentally the two reasons that are driving the presence of new job options such as coworking or teleworking in the labor market.
What began as an anecdote is on its way to becoming a majority trend and gives the impression that in the not so distant future most of us will work outside the traditional office. And everything under a concept that will mark the future at the labor level: flexibility.
People who tend to use teleworking are mostly men. Even so, the trend seems to indicate that the number of women who use it will increase. Teleworking has as its main advantage the Reconciling work and family life. In fact, according to the 2013 Fleximeter study, carried out by the Ministry of Social Affairs of Madrid, nine out of ten companies from Madrid answered that they offer their employees the possibility of working from home to reconcile their work and family life.
The profile of women who telecommute
- Has a profession related to information and knowledge.
- Between the 30 and 45 years old its sociocultural level is medium.
- Considers that the The main benefit of your way of working is the possibility of reconciling your work and family life.
- The Isolation is the main problem What would you highlight about your work?
Teleworking also offers advantages to women. Until now there were many mothers of family They could not enter the labor market because of the amount of domestic work they had to do daily. According to a survey by Adecco, the The fertility rate of the directives is 0.54 children while the national average is 1.3. This difference would be motivated by the difficulties they have in reconciling work and family life. Since the appearance of this new way of working, it is more feasible the labor insertion of women.
Technology is fundamental to carry out this type of work. Remote collaboration companies like Arkadin, which promote the use of audio, video and web conferencing services they occupy a primordial place in this system that, with the passage of time and technological advances, will end up becoming the labor reference of the future. This type of services facilitates the speed of communication between teleworkers and their companies.
Companies increasingly encourage efficiency. Many already consider that the presence in a physical workplace is less important than the obtaining results. The availability and the possibility of being connected with your colleagues through the new technologies help compatibilize work obligations with personal concerns.
According to Fernando de Águeda, CEO of Arkadin Spain: "Sharing, working as a team, meeting together is so necessary in our way of life that we must do it effectively. Remote collaboration solutions allow us the same efficiency, increasing our productivity by reducing costs and giving the opportunity to better reconcile our professional life with the personal".
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