Digital Work during Times of Crisis. For a Gender- and Diversity-Friendly Working – from-Home Culture
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Objective of the practice:
The project aims to give recommendations for companies for a gender- and diversity-friendly “new” digital work work culture.
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Geographical scope of the practice:
Austria
Short summary of the practice:
The pandemic accelerated the need for digitalization and working-from-home became THE solution. Especially women were exposed to multiple burdens and could be disadvantaged by working from home in the long term.
Detailed information on the practice:
The project was carried out with the involvement of employees and employers and was supported by respective works councils (if available). In cooperation with organisations, different research methods were applied. In the first part of the project a questionnaire was created, data was collected and analysed. In the second step, focus groups were organised and interviews were conducted to gain qualitative insights. After the analysis of the first two steps, the results were presented to the companies. Within the specially designed Idea Lab and based on previous steps of needs-assessment and problem-definition, we generated ideas and developed prototypes for solutions in co-creation with the employees and works councils of the participating companies.
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Results achieved:
As outputs of the research guidelines and recommendations for a gender and diversity friendly “new” digital work culture are provided.
Potential for learning:
The issues tackled by this project—gender, diversity, remote work, and crisis management—are not unique to any one region. The challenges and solutions are globally relevant and can be adapted to different cultural, economic, and social contexts. Regions that are working to improve digital work environments and social equity in the workforce could benefit from the strategies employed in this project.
Further information:
https://www.oegut.at/downloads/pdf/Bericht-Digitales-Arbeiten-AK.pdf?m=1678973904&
Keywords:
Home office, diversity, work culture
