Building the new SHEconomy

Please join us Thursday, June 23, for “Building the new SHEconomy,” a virtual panel featuring Hillary Rodham Clinton ’69 and Paula A. Johnson!

It took a global pandemic to introduce flexibility and balance to the workplace. The ability for some women to work from home initially presented itself as a boon to women who have struggled to find work-life balance for decades. But that flexibility hasn’t been enough to offset the economic toll the pandemic has taken on women in the workplace. Women’s participation in the labor force has plunged to its lowest level in decades. As employers reintroduce on-site work, women are forced to choose between giving up some of the balance they have gained by working from home and their caregiving responsibilities. Young women entering the workforce are facing the additional challenge of navigating the perception of in-person work as being more present while establishing their boundaries.

Presented by Economist Impact and sponsored by Wellesley College, this panel discussion convenes business leaders and policymakers to contemplate a new status quo that supports women in the workforce.