In a survey conducted in Australia in May 2022 amongst workers who have tasks they can complete at home, over 40 percent of female respondents wanted to work at home more often than their employee permitted. Males were more likely to be in agreement with their employer about how often they are allowed to work from home.
Worker-employer agreement in working from home preferences in Australia in May 2022, by gender
Respondents are currently working and have tasks they can perform at home
Supplementary notes
Note from source: "Agreement" means workers report the proportion of the workweek they would like to work from home is the same as their employer would permit. "Employer permits..." means employers would permit the worker to spend more of their workweek at home than the worker would like. "Worker wants..." means workers would like to work more at home than the employer would permit.
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Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research. (July 11, 2022). Worker-employer agreement in working from home preferences in Australia in May 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344767/australia-worker-employer-agreement-on-wfh-preferences-by-gender/
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research. "Worker-employer agreement in working from home preferences in Australia in May 2022, by gender." Chart. July 11, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344767/australia-worker-employer-agreement-on-wfh-preferences-by-gender/
Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research. (2022). Worker-employer agreement in working from home preferences in Australia in May 2022, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344767/australia-worker-employer-agreement-on-wfh-preferences-by-gender/
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