Reopening UK offices risks excluding women and minorities, says business chief

Exclusive: CMI chief warns women without sufficient childcare could be left out of key decisions

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The government's plan to push people back into the office risks a return to white middle-aged males" making important decisions in the office, while women and people from ethnic minorities are excluded at home, according to one of the UK's most senior business leaders.

In an interview with the Guardian, Chartered Management Institute (CMI) chief executive, Ann Francke, warned that without careful oversight blended working" could result in a two-tier system where women without sufficient childcare to return to the office are left out of key decisions.