Genetic advantage and equality of opportunity in education
This study proposes to quantify Equality of Opportunity while explicitly including a genetic-based measure of innate ability. [Rita Dias Pereira – bioRxiv, 20 December 2021.] READ MORE
Domestic and family violence in Australia
Descriptive study drawing upon pooled data from 12 consecutive Crime Victimisation Australia surveys from financial years 2008/09 to 2019/20. [Karen Freeman – NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics [...]
Great Expectations: Making Hybrid Work ‘Work’
From when to go to the office to why work in the first place, employees have a new “worth it” equation. And there’s no going back. [Microsoft, 16 March 2022.] READ MORE
How the pandemic redefined how and whether many women work
Many women who work at companies leading the way in gender equality expressed more job satisfaction than those who work at organizations lagging in this diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) [...]
Paid family leave contributes more to family and child health and well-being than to women’s careers
Paid family leave is not a “silver bullet” for advancing gender equity in the workplace, but it is beneficial for family outcomes, particularly infant and maternal health and overall financial [...]
Women’s Day special: Experts share tips on how to strike work-life-mom balance
A mother should be able to live the best of both the worlds – a successful career and a happy family. [Zarafshan Shiraz – The Hindustan Time, 3 March 2022.] READ MORE
Need of the hour: Family-focused policies to help advance gender parity
Creating a workplace and an economy that acknowledges the demands of caregiving can help ensure our post-Covid-19 recovery for issues relating to women returning to the workforce. [Sreekanth [...]
The Role of Childcare Challenges in the US Jobs Market Recovery During the COVID-19 Pandemic
How much of the overall decline in employment between the beginning of 2020 and 2021 can be explained by excess job loss among parents of young children, and mothers specifically? [Jason Furman, [...]
Women and men at work
Inequalities in all three components of labour market earnings – employment, working hours and hourly wages – have remained large. In 2019, working women still earned 19% less per hour than men. [...]
Shaping a future where everyone is included
Ahead of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we spoke with UN DESA’s Daniela Bas to find out and to learn more about celebrations happening worldwide to mark the day. [UN DESA Voice, [...]
