Advances in technology mean number who do jobs without leaving their property is up by 800,000 in a decade
- Number of women working from home rises three times faster than men
- Another 1.8million people told researchers they want to work from home
- Experts say lack of trust among bosses is key in holding back trend
More than four million people now work from home as technological advances reduces the need to travel to an office.
Official data reveals one in seven people in employment now work from home, compared to one in eight a decade ago.
There are now 4.2million working from home, 800,000 more than in 2005.
The increase in homeworkers has been driven largely by women, with the numbers of females working outside the office has risen three times faster than for men
The increase was driven by a rise in women working at home, with the number of female homeworkers jumping three times faster than for men.
It comes as more women try to find flexible working arrangements to fit around childcare, and follows a rise in the number of female entrepreneurs.
Since 2005, the number of women working from home has risen by 2.7 per cent compared to 0.9 per cent for men.
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