The study found that 96% of the women surveyed said thriving at work was either ‘extremely’ or ‘very’ important, so it’s clearly something that matters to a lot of us. So alongside ensuring our workloads are actually doable, how else can workplaces enable us to thrive? The report breaks it down:

Have good managers
Make it safe for employees to take risks
Provide a sense of autonomy
Provide opportunities for learning
Show commitment to supporting employees’ ability to thrive

That last point might prompt you to go, ‘OK, but how?’ So the authors explained that the best ways to show that commitment are:

Providing resources and tools needed so staff can work in a sustainable way
Supporting people to use their annual leave and other paid time off
Discussing thriving in organisation-wide communications.

Easy stuff, really. It’s basically just caring about your staff’s wellbeing and their ability to deliver great work, and taking action to ensure both.

Women say an ‘unmanageable workload’ is the number one thing holding them back at work