Mothers Reap Benefits of Record Part-Time Workforce Boom in US
Part-time opportunities, along with other flexible work arrangements, are helping more women — particularly mothers — enter the labor market.
Tracey Baubie, president and chief executive officer of Comprehensive Research Group, uses the website ‘Bus Stop Mamas’ to find part-time employees.
Photographer: Jaida Grey Eagle/Bloomberg
The number of Americans voluntarily working part time hit a record high this year, thanks in part to women — particularly mothers — benefiting from the pandemic-driven rise in flexible work arrangements.
Many businesses eager to hire have accepted worker demands for part-time positions, along with other policies meant to give employees more control over their schedules. That’s helped bring more women into the labor force than ever before, with about a fifth of them working part time.