An edict from Her Majesty: Yahoo's CEO betrays her womanhood and workers of both genders

[CTyankee]

34. If the job requires more face to face meetings that should be a job requirement, it seems to me.

Of course, it depends on the industry you are in, so it would have to be part of the consideration. It also seems obvious that people should be required to take their vacation times for vacation and make that clear.

What this gets down to, can this person do the job, rather than taking a meat axe to a whole practice. Obviously, a receptionist can't work from home, but an editor often can. Anything that requires the worker to be in reasonable contact with the office during office hours is a bona fide rule.

With telecommuting practices in the workplace you can have more women contributing and overall you have less pollution in the environment and less reliance on carbon fuels.

It sounded to me like your company's experience required more resourceful thinking. Why should women's talents, in particular, be undervalued because they are more likely to telecommute? You are depriving the workforce of a good portion of the female half of the talent pool.