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
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
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
Let's Talk MoneyOver 17 Years, Female CFOs Netted $1.8 Trillion More in Profits Than Male Predecessors And women CEOs were better than male predecessors at portraying the company as less risky to investors, a study found. By Anubhuti Matta
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
