What To Do?Why We Want to Be Idle When We’re Busy, and Busy When We’re Idle The narratives surrounding hustle culture, self-care, and productivity have complicated our relationship with idleness. By Rajvi Desai
Work In ProgressTwitter Announces Employees Will Have Option to Work From Home ‘Forever’ "Opening offices will be our decision, when and if our employees come back, will be theirs," Twitter stated in a blog post. By Rajvi Desai
Protesting ProductivityIt’s Okay: If You’re Not Producing Anything Great While Quarantined If you stayed home and scrolled the apps like the rest of us, you're not a failure. By Aditi Murti
ContaminatedThe Coronavirus Pandemic Holds a Mirror to Our Culture’s Shameless Classism While we rage against the system to protect us, how can we continue to ignore the plight of those who work for us? By Aditi Murti
Stepping UpStudy: Public Praise Encourages Women to Lead in Male‑Dominated Fields "There is not enough attention paid to the efforts of high-achieving women, partly because they are less likely than men to self-promote their abilities," researchers say. By Liesl Goecker
Looking AheadTechnology Can Help Solve India’s Problem Retaining Women in the Workforce 'Bridgital' solutions use technology to enable access and generate employment -- starting with childcare. By Natarajan Chandrasekaran & Roopa Purushothaman
A Long WayAs Corporate Mental Health Programs Gain Popularity, Navigating Individual Struggles at Work Still Difficult Stigma and productivity concerns keep conversations between employers and employees about individual mental health out of reach. By Anubhuti Matta
Bringing Home The BaconMen More Stressed by Higher‑Paid Wives Than by Being Sole Breadwinner, Study Finds Gender stereotypes of men being breadwinners make it hard for them to cope when women contribute equally or more to household income. By Liesl Goecker
Dialing InWork‑From‑Home Policies Are Popular in Theory, But Succeed Only in Ideal Settings The type of job and the relationship between employer and employee determine whether remote working arrangements benefit everyone. By Rajvi Desai
21st Century ThingsBy 2030, More than Half of South Asian Youth Will Lack Employable Skills: UNICEF To increase students' employability, the current education system needs to update its technical and vocational training. By Anubhuti Matta
For The Nth TimeReport: Women Earn Only 59% of What Men Earn Over Their Lifetimes Significantly, women with Master's degrees and PhDs earned less than men of the same age with undergraduate level qualifications in the U.K. By Pallavi Prasad
Limited OpportunitiesOnly 37 of Every 100 Jobs Created in India in 2019 Went to Women Believe it or not, it's an improvement over 2018. By Liesl Goecker
Double standardWomen CEOs Judged More Harshly for Ethics Violations Than Male Peers, Study Finds The conclusion reflects some of society's most deeply held stereotypes about male and female leadership. By Liesl Goecker
Not Funny1 in 3 Female Comedians Were Sexually Harassed on Stage, Survey Finds More than half of the survey's respondents were introduced on stage with direct comments about their physical appearance. By Aditi Murti
Thank God It's ThursdayMicrosoft Japan Tests a 4‑Day Work Week, Sees a 40% Rise in Productivity Research says it works. Why aren't more companies on board? By Anubhuti Matta
Gold Stars OnlyMale, Female Employees Less Receptive to Feedback from Female Bosses, Study Finds The researcher says employees aren't ignoring female leaders' input, they're just conditioned to expect praise from women. By Liesl Goecker
No RespiteReport: Women Freelancers Face Larger Gender Pay Gap Than Those Employed Full‑Time Ironically, women are increasingly taking up freelancing in search of better income than that offered by full-time employment. By Pallavi Prasad
Till Pink Slips Do Us PartThe Pros and Cons of Having a Work Spouse Close friendships with co-workers can help us perform better -- or they can distract and drain us emotionally. By Liesl Goecker
