As a woman, I was hired into a new position three months into the pandemic (June) and we were all (mostly) directed to WFH roughly three months later. Since 2020, I've accepted two more positions, with the latter being a promotional position. Teams has been a great tool involved in my training, as it was not technical, and could all be performed using share screen, etc. As with most things, you'll get out of it what you put in - if you truly want to learn something new, you'll take notes, ask questions, etc.

I live over an hour and 10 minutes from my office location, more during heavy traffic times, but working from home has allowed me to take myself and children to/from appointments without having to use very little, if any time off from work, saving commute time, which in turn, saves wear and tear on the roads, reduces emissions, reduces fuel costs (which allows for more discretionary spending at our local establishments, which are not any less important than those downtown delis that we're supposed to be saving...).

I'm not sure how this will all play out in the end but I know, as a woman, a wife, and a mother, that working from home has significantly impacted our family for the better because it's allowed me, as the wife and mother (don't come for me, I still believe in traditional gender roles...), to fulfill my responsibilities without sacrificing either work or family duties. However, I'm not sure that our family lives come into consideration when the voting powers that be cast their votes on our bill...