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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Julia Kollewe

Working from home could harm women’s careers, Nationwide boss warns

Nationwide CEO Debbie Crosbie,  pictured in 2019.
Nationwide CEO Debbie Crosbie, pictured in 2019. Photograph: Terry Murden/Alamy

Working from home could harm women’s careers because they are less likely to come into the office than their male colleagues, the boss of Britain’s biggest building society has warned.

Debbie Crosbie, the chief executive of Nationwide, said the fact more women have taken advantage of flexible working – as they tend to juggle work and childcare – could cost them in terms of progression to more senior roles.

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