{"id":1004810245,"date":"2026-09-21T04:37:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004810245"},"modified":"2026-09-21T04:38:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:38:22","slug":"crew-up-is-hybrid-work-helping-or-holding-women-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/crew-up-is-hybrid-work-helping-or-holding-women-back\/","title":{"rendered":"CREW Up: Is Hybrid Work Helping or Holding Women Back?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\"\nsrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fIn-KwnnFMk?si=Rgp6k0g2fkxdgheF&#038;autoplay=1&#038;mute=1\"\ntitle=\"YouTube video player\"\nframeborder=\"0\"\nallow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\"\nreferrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"\nallowfullscreen><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" data-attachment-id=\"1004810998\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/crew-up-is-hybrid-work-helping-or-holding-women-back\/crew-up-0926\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2026\/09\/CREW-Up-0926-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,675\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CREW Up 0926\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Image created by Patricia &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Beddard talks to Valean about CREW Network&#8217;s latest research paper on the impact of hybrid work on women&#8217;s professional advancement. 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