Peggy Drexler : Employers find a the four-day week workweek increases productivity and job satisfaction . She says 67 % of American men , 86 % of women work hours a week . Drexler : It helps retain all talented workers , not just the women who want to be with kids . Many have argued for the four-day workweek , or flexible hours in general , as a way to retain talented female workers who might otherwise quit altogether in order to have children . To make it work , employers should put the whole staff on four-day , she says .
Peggy Drexler : Employers find a the four-day week workweek increases productivity and job satisfaction . She says 67 % of American men , 86 % of women work hours a week . Drexler : 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 four-day , she says .