Diversity will suffer with five-day office mandates, research suggests

"The workforce will become less diverse," said Prithwiraj Choudhury, a Harvard Business School professor who studies remote work, adding that companies also risk losing top performers. "It will be more White and more male."

Research from Gartner and McKinsey, released in 2024 and 2022, respectively, said office mandates mostly impact women and people of color, who are more likely to quit over flexibility or office mandates.

Workers say leaving their organizations over inflexible policies is painful but necessary, as they seek environments that prioritize their needs for flexibility and inclusion.

The debate over whether flexible work or strict office mandates are better for productivity and collaboration continues to heat up as more companies roll back pandemic-era flexibility.

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