The Future of Work is Flexible, and Female

"The working mom experience needs innovation--new modes of flexibility, services, and corporate norms," Helfenstein said. "Research on the trends in the on-demand economy shows that moms are leaving corporate environments in favor of new forms of employment. To retain top talent, it's essential for companies to find unique ways to hire and provide leadership paths for moms through flexible work arrangements." Leading the charge to adapt workplaces and engage more women in the workforce--particularly women with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) skills-- is the Society of Women Engineers (SWE). This week, SWE and iRelaunch's STEM Task Force, of which Booz Allen is a founding member, released the white paper, "An Intervention Strategy to Re-engage Women Engineers in the Workforce" that outlines the steps to grow the pipeline of talented women engineers who have left the workforce and may be ready to return.