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COVID-19 AND RETURNING TO WORK: CAN WOMEN HAVE IT ALL? Having a rewarding career and a balanced home life are not mutually exclusive goals, says a leading woman in the insurance industry. FOR many women, working from home during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic has given them a better chance at managing work-life balance, but for others it has only served to highlight the inequalities between men and women when it comes to balancing
household chores and work demands. Now that there is some optimism given the vaccine rollout, we may see women heading back to work, but the question is: how will it affect women who value having careers and a balanced home life? “Many women want it
all. They want a career while at the same time wanting to be a good partner and mother. While we are by nature great multitaskers, when attempting to juggle so many balls in the air, eventually something has to give,” says Christelle Colman, managing director of Elite Risk
