Women want to climb the corporate ladder — but not at any price
Mar 06, 2024 22:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
The consulting firm Spencer Stuart recently published a study of top management at Fortune 500 companies, the 500 richest companies in the United States. The analysis focused specifically on the gender of the people in...
The future of work: Why we must think beyond the hype of the four-day week
Feb 29, 2024 11:48 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Is reducing working hours a sign of progress? Since the 19th century, the number of hours spent at work has been steadily declining in developed countries. The four-day week emerged in the 90s as a political and...
Dating apps are accused of being ‘addictive’. What makes us keep swiping?
Feb 23, 2024 01:23 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
A class-action lawsuit filed in the United States against Match Group the parent company of dating apps Tinder, Hinge and The League is making headlines around the world. The claimants accuse Match of having a...
FAFSA website meltdown: How to avoid additional frustration with financial aid applications
Feb 20, 2024 11:08 am UTC| Life
When Congress passed the FAFSA Simplification Act in 2020, it was touted as making it easier for more families to access the government funding they need to send their children to college. But as recent events have shown,...
Gen Z boys’ attitudes to feminism are more nuanced than negative
Feb 20, 2024 11:06 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Young men are more likely than older men to think that feminism has done more harm than good, according to a new survey, suggesting a backward step in attitudes to gender equality. Young women aged 16-29 are also slightly...
Five reasons to heat your home using infrared fabric
Feb 15, 2024 06:01 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
Imagine heating your home from the ceiling, not from underfloor heating or radiators. Once installed like wallpaper, hi-tech infrared fabric emits heat in a similar way to the suns rays. This could be a logical way to add...
School absence rates have rocketed – the whole educational experience needs to change
Feb 15, 2024 05:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Life
More than 140,000 pupils in the UK are absent from from school more than 50% of the time: more than double the number from before the pandemic. Not being in school matters and not only because pupils miss out on...
The Alberta government is interfering in public sector bargaining on an unprecedented scale
Putin’s Russia: first arrests under new anti-LGBT laws mark new era of repression
Canada needs a national strategy for homeless refugee claimants