Tech can benefit career moves of female employees

Women climbing the corporate ladder cite achieving a work-life balance as a major challenge, according to a recent report, and using technology to support female workers could put some organizations at a competitive advantage.

According to the 2017 Women, Work and Happiness: Impact of Women in the Workplace in a Digital Age report, jointly launched by Lean In China and Deloitte China on March 7, while men and women aspire to leadership roles in near equal numbers (88 percent of men versus 78 percent of women), men are 50 percent more likely than women to have their eye on the most senior leadership position in their organization.

However, as women rise up the corporate ladder, they are more likely to cite achieving a work-life balance as a challenge.