Half as Many Women as Men Willing to Return to Offices Full Time: Qualtrics

Though two-thirds of remote and hybrid workers in the U.S. plan to return to the office sometime this year, only 13% say they will go back five days a week, reported Qualtrics Wednesday. The research firm canvassed 1,050 full-time employees Feb. 18-22, finding half as many women as men said they will return five days a week (9% vs. 18%), it said. Of all respondents, 40% say they're comfortable returning to the office now, but 18% said they don’t want to return to the office no matter what, said Qualtrics. The rest would return “depending on COVID safety and work-life improvements,” it said. A quarter said they would return if everyone were vaccinated, 15% would return if they were paid more, and 10% would return if the office were a better working environment than they have at home, it said.