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The Surprising Benefits of Work/Life Support

Jean-Etienne Portail and Haruna Ogata

Corporate programs that support work/life balance promote productivity, reduce turnover, and improve employees’ mental and physical health. That much is well-known. But our research has revealed another benefit: They can also boost your organization’s diversity. In fact, when it comes to increasing diversity among managers, they’re better than the most popular racial-equity programs.

A version of this article appeared in the September–October 2022 issue of Harvard Business Review.

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