Part Four: Recommendations to Employers and Governments
Of the comments made by Canadians who filled out our survey, 10% could be considered recommendations. Not surprisingly, many of these recommendations speak directly to the challenges presented earlier. They are grouped into two main categories:
Women, employees working in clerical and administrative positions, respondents in the public sector sample and those with childcare and eldercare responsibilities were more likely to give comments that were classified within this grouping. Organizations and governments who want to make a difference with respect to the issue of work-life balance will find a lot of valuable material in the comments quoted below.