BackfiredStudy: Helping Pregnant Colleagues With Work Might Demoralize Them The benevolent sexism behind shielding pregnant colleagues from work can undermine women's confidence and deter their postpartum return to work, researchers say. By Liesl Goecker
Hope For The FutureIndia’s Maternity Leave Law Currently Benefits Fewer Than 1% of All Women This reflects the small number of women in the formal workforce, who are the only people eligible for maternity benefits. By Liesl Goecker
Magical Leaders And Where To Find ThemStudy Finds Companies with Women Board Members Perform Better, Through Good Times and Crises Firms with at least one female director had less overconfident leadership and made less aggressive investment decisions. By Anubhuti Matta
Sex Work is WorkAll The Arguments You Need: to Convince People Sex Work Should Be Decriminalized Decriminalization helps make the sex work industry safer. By Rajvi Desai
Meanings MatterWhat We Know as Emotional Labor Is Often Not What It Means at All The term 'emotional labor' refers to emotion management at the workplace, not in interpersonal relationships. By Aditi Murti
Faking ItImposter Syndrome Isn’t Just a Feeling, But a Result of Societal Conditioning "What do I even know about having my own start-up? I don't know what I'm doing." By Pallavi Prasad
Did Someone Ask For DataStudy: Women Outscore Men in Most Leadership Skills Women outperformed men in 17 out of 19 of the leadership competencies that were measured. By Pallavi Prasad
On LoopWhy You Can’t Shut Your Mind Off Even When You Know You Need to Sleep Dwelling on problems is an attempt at closure. Too bad it doesn't work. By Liesl Goecker
Downward SpiralIndia’s Rural Women Bear the Brunt of Jobs Crisis Since 2004, the female labor force participation rate in rural India has fallen by half. By Liesl Goecker
There’s a Way to Procrastinate That’s Actually Effective Active procrastination, or delaying a task, might boost your creativity and focus. By Nadia Nooreyezdan
Trust IssuesSick Leave Policies Reflect Vicious Cycle of Distrust Between Employer, Employee Bringing in a doctor's note is a practice best left to school kids. By Rajvi Desai
Chill Bro‘Masculinity Contest Culture’ in Science Disadvantages Women Hyper-competition fuels “gender-based discrimination, sexual harassment, or psychological abuse masked as feedback,” per The Lancet. By Rajvi Desai
100%There Are Three Types of Perfectionist. Which One Are You? If you're in India, the answer is probably: the fourth. By Liesl Goecker
Entering the 21st CenturyEmerging Gig Economy A Prime Opportunity to Include Working Women Gender-inclusive policies must evolve to suit changing nature of work, report finds. By Rajvi Desai
Mom TaxA Series of Charts Shows Mothers Take an Income Hit All Over the World Unsurprisingly, parenthood barely affects men's earnings. By Liesl Goecker
Bargaining ChipWomen May Be Less Likely to Ask For More Money if Their Boss Is a Man The quirky study is based on findings from a Spanish reality TV show. By Nadia Nooreyezdan
Sweet DreamsStudy: Night Shifts May Cause DNA Damage That Contributes to Chronic Diseases All of those single nights of sleep deprivation can add up. By Anubhuti Matta
Wear And TearStudy Reveals the Physical Toll of Working Motherhood Biomarkers of chronic stress were 40% higher among mothers of two who work full time. By Liesl Goecker
