UK Tech Firms With Higher RTO Demands Hire Fewer Women
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The rollback of flexible working at UK tech companies is reversing gender equality gains made in the aftermath of the pandemic.
Women made up just one in five new tech hires over the last two years at firms where staff are required to come into the office at least four days a week, according to a survey of 1,185 UK chief technology and information officers conducted between June and September by digital consultancy Nash Squared published Monday. The hiring rate for women is 50% higher at companies where employees can work from home most or all of the time.