More American men returning to office
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES — American men are reportedly more interested in returning to the office than women, as per new data from the United States (U.S.) Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The findings indicate that 28% of men worked at least partly from home in 2022, down from 35% the previous year. Meanwhile, the figure for women remained relatively stable, dipping slightly from 41.5% to 41%.
One potential explanation for the gender disparity is that women continue to shoulder the burden of housework and childcare.
According to the American Time Use Survey findings, 47% of women do housework on an average day compared with 22% of men.
At the same time, women living in households with children under the age of six spent 1.1 hours providing physical care, such as bathing or feeding a child, while men spent 31 minutes on those tasks.
Still, more workers are sticking to the flexibility of remote or hybrid work. Indeed CEO Chris Hyams shared that remote or hybrid job searches are now almost five times their pre-pandemic levels.
Overall, 34% of Americans worked partly from home in 2022, a drop from 38% in 2021 but significantly higher than the 24% reported in 2019.
