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Social Sciences Apr 8, 2024

Prioritizing your phone over your partner affects creativity in the workplace for women

Focusing attention on your mobile phone instead of your partner doesn't just strain your relationship—it also affects women's creativity in the workplace, caution researchers from the Universities of Bath, Aston, and IESE ...

Social Sciences Mar 27, 2024

What your sad desk sandwich says about your working habits

How's that sandwich? If you're munching on a supermarket meal deal while reading this, well, I probably am too.

Social Sciences Mar 4, 2024

Nearly half of Britons say women's equality has gone far enough

Nearly one in two Britons (47%) say that when it comes to giving women equal rights with men, things have gone far enough in Great Britain—compared to 38% who said the same last year. And for the first time in this data ...

Social Sciences Feb 9, 2024

Research reveals the key to an irresistible online dating profile

In writing a good online dating profile, the average love-seeker will likely fill it up with all the appealing qualities and interests that make them special. They paraglide and do hot yoga on the weekends, enjoy Riesling ...

Social Sciences Feb 8, 2024

About a third of employees have faced bullying at work—here's how to recognize and deal with it

The phenomenon of bullying, harassment and sexual abuse in workplaces throughout North America is widespread and harmful to both individuals and organizations. In fact, bullying at work affects up to 30% of workers over time.

Social Sciences Jan 8, 2024

How using your phone at work helps to balance your home life

You might not think twice about using your phone while you're at work. Maybe you need to send a quick message to a family member or a friend, or catch up on the news. Then there's that dental appointment which needs to be ...

Social Sciences Jan 4, 2024

The (wrong) reason we keep secrets: Research finds fears of judgment are overblown

In and out of the workplace, people often keep adverse information about themselves secret because they worry that others will judge them harshly. But those fears are overblown, according to new research from the McCombs ...

Social Sciences Dec 27, 2023

Switching off from work has never been harder, or more necessary. Here's how to do it

In the hit dystopian TV series "Severance," employees at biotech corporation Lumon Industries find it easy to separate work and home life. A computer chip is inserted in their brains to act as a "mindwipe." They leave all ...

Social Sciences Oct 10, 2023

How to cope when your values clash with your co-workers'

In our increasingly polarized society, more people may find themselves in a workplace where they are one of the few conservatives or few liberals around.

Social Sciences Sep 27, 2023

Harassment and abuse perceived to harm poor women less: New research finds a 'thicker skin' bias

People think sexual harassment and domestic abuse are less harmful for women in poverty than for higher-income women, according to four studies involving 3,052 Americans conducted by my colleagues and me. We also found that ...

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