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Modern workplaces are growing more equitable, more employee-focused, and more remote-friendly. Remote and flexible work options; onsite childcare; diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs; and pay-transparency initiatives are making the workplace better and more welcoming to more types of people. About 30% of all jobs are now digital or remote -- up from 5% pre-pandemic. On site child care is growing, and parental leave benefits are getting more common — and more generous. Many workplaces are paying more attention to the experiences of non-white, non-male workers. “Remote work and virtual jobs are a huge strategy in economic development for rural communities,” says Laurel Farrer of remote workplace consultancy Distribute Consulting.
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