Published Dec 1, 2012
Previewed in Harvard Business Review: How Progressive is Gen Y on Gender, Really? Erica Dhawan shares her Harvard research and insights on the work-life aspirations of Generation Y women and men. Surveying a group of Gen Y Harvard and MIT MBA candidates, this study found that this cohort hold more traditional attitudes about gender roles in the workplace than the rest of their Gen Y cohort. What’s more, driving these traditional attitudes was a belief that career demands will limit their options for spending time with family in ten years.