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Post-pandemic, will offices and factories become ‘places men go’?

Post-pandemic, will offices and factories become ‘places men go’?

ELLEN WULFHORST  OFFICE life will be different after COVID-19, with desks far apart, Plexiglass barriers and a health warning on handshakes. But the biggest change could be a notable absence of women. Once the pandemic eases sufficiently for workers to return to their desks and factory floors, women are more likely to continue working from home because they shoulder the bulk of domestic responsibilities, experts said. "There is a danger there that women are the ones who are likely to opt to work from home, and offices may just end up being the places where men go to," said Phumzile…
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