`` They were using the extra day off to spend time with their families , do errands and take long weekends away , but also to schedule appointments they might otherwise have taken an afternoon off to attend , '' Gina said . Peggy Drexler : Employers find a four-day workweek increases productivity and job satisfaction . She says 86 % of American men , 67 % of women work more than 40 hours a week . Comment: It helps retain all talented workers , not just the women who want to be with kids . To make it work , employers should put the whole staff on the four-day week , she says .
Peggy Drexler : Employers find a four-day workweek increases productivity and job satisfaction . She says 86 % of American men , 67 % of women work more than 40 hours a week . Comment: It helps retain all talented workers , not just the women who want to be with kids . To make it work , employers should put the whole staff on the four-day week , she says .