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For years, American corporations tried to increase job flexibility with little success. However, the pandemic forced companies to become more flexible and created a virtual workplace with added responsibilities and few boundaries. For women, who typically shoulder more duties at home regardless of their breadwinning status, that has felt less like freedom than pressure to be always on. Recently, the annual Women in the Workplace study, produced by McKinsey & Co. and LeanIn.Org to analyze women's progress in American corporations, reported that one in four women say they may now quit or scale back their jobs. Among women at the managerial level and above, 30% want to step down or out. As a group, women could lose more than five years of gains across the career pipeline.