The Human Side of STEM

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STEM industries thrive on groundbreaking discoveries, but the passionate employees driving these advances — and the companies employing them — face a significant hurdle when it comes to essential family care. More than a third of the workforce includes working parents with young children, and up to 20% are caregivers to adults. And data shows that after becoming parents, a quarter of STEM employees, regardless of gender, either reduce their working hours or leave the field entirely.

Caregiving challenges affect employers through productivity loss, recruitment challenges, and retention issues. A new eBook supports how employers can address this care conundrum:

  • What is at stake when companies focus on hiring instead of retention
  • How flexible on-site child care helps attract and keep top STEM talent 
  • The ways supportive and inclusive environments benefit teams and the industry, based on real company results

Download the eBook: The Human Side of STEM: The Single Biggest Talent Issue Facing Today's Companies

 

 

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About the Author
Bright Horizons
Bright Horizons
In 1986, our founders saw that child care was an enormous obstacle for working parents. On-site centers became one way we responded to help employees – and organizations -- work better. Today we offer child care, elder care, and help for education and careers -- tools used by more than 1,000 of the world’s top employers and that power many of the world's best brands
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