Almost Half of Women Say They’d Quit If Their Employer Didn’t Agree With Them on Abortion

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A company’s stance on abortion rights matters when it comes to retaining female talent.

In a new survey from the women’s investment platform Ellevest, 44% of US women said they would leave their current job if their employer’s views on reproductive rights didn’t align with their own. That number jumped to 56% for millennial women, who are the largest generational cohort in the workforce. About one in three, or 35% of workers are millennials.