The 10 Must-Read Articles for Recruiters This Week

Sleep deprivation, no time for self-care, stalled careers, and nonexistent work-life boundaries.

These are just some of the struggles outlined in a new report compiled by four U.S. universities of what life has been like for working mothers during the pandemic. “While the ‘supermom’ archetype,” Fast Company writes, “has rightly drawn a new round of criticism during the pandemic, their findings suggest that being a working mom in America these past months would certainly have benefited from having some amount of superhuman strength.”

You can learn more about the report in Fast Company’s story at the top of our list below of must-read articles for recruiters and talent professionals. And further down our list, you can also find some ideas that could help working moms and parents everywhere, including defining flexible work as a model that “puts workers in the driver’s seat”; implementing a four-day workweek; and providing more comprehensive parental leave policies. 

Here are the must-read articles from this week:

1. The Pandemic’s Crushing Toll on Working Moms (Fast Company)

2. Why You Should Treat Your DEI Data with Rigor and Care (IDEO Journal)

3. From the Front Lines of the Talent Transformation, Josh Bersin Sees a ‘Big Reset’ (Fortune)

4. What Does ‘Flexible Work’ Really Mean? (Microsoft WorkLab)

5. A Wave of Organizations Are Offering Paid Leave for Pregnancy Loss (The Boston Globe)

6. A “Great Resignation” Silver Lining for HR (Axios)

7. How the Four-Day Workweek Can Help You Win the War for Talent (LinkedIn Talent Blog)

8. For Black Professionals, Resigning Isn’t Giving Up. It’s Liberation (CCF)

9. Why Canadian Tech Companies Are Joining the #ShowUsYourLeave Movement (The Logic)

10. The 100 Year History of the Human Resources Department (Outsmart)

This week’s must-listen podcast:

Getting Inclusive AF with Vivian Acquah (The Inclusive AF Podcast)

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