This is what the 4-day workweek means for equal rights, productivity and climate change

• Flexible and hybrid working styles are the new normal following the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Working four days a week boosts productivity and is beneficial to individuals, the environment, and the economy.
• A four-day workweek is a potential solution for new working models and could improve equality issues in the workplace.

The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in a new normal for millions of working people worldwide, characterized by a sense of previously unmatched flexibility. When this public health emergency comes to an end, and hopefully it will soon, working people are looking to apply the lessons learned during the pandemic to create better and more productive ways of work such as hybrid models and flexibility. A four day, 32-hour workweek appears to be the best way to live up to this historic task, for it enhances the wellbeing of working people while also preserving economic growth.

Read more: World Economic Forum