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The fact that young women outnum-ber
men in attaining university degrees
and readily find jobs once they leave
school leads to a perception that gender
barriers no longer exist. However, after
about five years in the labour market,
millennial women (considered 23 to 35
years of age in 2013) reported that they
experience unequal opportunities for
advancement.
Women who are in the first years of
their careers have fewer opportunities to
be mentored, coached, take on job-rota-tion
assignments, gain line management
experience or access professional develop-ment
training. Nevertheless, they are more
likely to take part in these opportunities
when made available to them.
Overall, 27 per cent of millennial wom-en
said they were dissatisfied with their
career progression, compared to 19 per
cent of men. For organizations, this results
in higher employee turnover; almost two-thirds
of millennial-age women said they
plan to leave their current employer with-in
five years, while half of millennial men
said they planned to change employers in
that timeframe.
WORKPLACE PRODUCTIVITY
PEAKS ON TUESDAY
Have a challenging project to tackle?
Take it up on Tuesday, a new survey from
Accountemps suggests. Thirty-three per
cent of HR managers interviewed rank
Tuesday as the most productive day of the
week. Thursday and Friday tied for the
least productive day.
The survey was developed by
Accountemps and conducted by an in-dependent
research firm, and is based on
interviews with more than 300 HR manag-ers
at Canadian companies. HR managers
were asked which day of the week employ-ees
are generally most productive.
“Monday is often spent on tying up
loose ends from the week before and plan-ning
for the upcoming week or at team
status meetings,” said Greg Scileppi, presi-dent
of Robert Half, International Staffing
Operations. “By Tuesday, we’ve started to
make a dent in the week’s to-do list and
have the time to focus on individual tasks,
resulting in more productivity. The trick is
always how to keep the momentum going
throughout the week, which is a chal-lenge
come Thursday and Friday when the
weekend is in sight.”
Accountemps offers the following tips
to increase productivity and make every
day like Tuesday:
■■ Axe the excess. Start by creating your
to-do list for the day. Then, cut it in half,
focusing on your top priorities. A short-er,
more realistic list that leaves room for
unexpected projects and setbacks will
help you become more productive.
■■ Aim for quality, not quantity. In theory,
multitasking seems like a good way to
increase productivity. But it often leads
to oversights and errors. Repeatedly
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