News tagged with career
Bridging the gender-gap in maths
(Phys.org) -- A concerning gender-gap exists in career aspirations among Australian youth across science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, a new study has found.
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May 15, 2012 |
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Science Ph.D. students' interest in faculty jobs decreases over time
Science Ph.D. students' interest in a faculty job wanes after they have spent more years in school, while other careers become more attractive, according to a study published May 2 in the open access journal PLoS ONE.
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May 03, 2012 |
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A scarcity of college men leads women to choose briefcase over baby
American women today are more likely to earn college degrees than men with women receiving 57 percent of all bachelor's and 60 percent of all master's degrees. But are there consequences to having more women than men in college?
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Apr 17, 2012 |
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Study shows arts education benefits at-risk youth
A new international study shows teenagers and young adults of low socio-economic status involved in arts activities have better academic results and higher career goals.
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Apr 06, 2012 |
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Earning less than your peers can make you happy
(Medical Xpress) -- Knowing that your colleagues and peers earn more than you can actually raise your satisfaction levels, but only if you are under 45, according to new research from the University of St Andrews.
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Apr 04, 2012 |
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Computer scientist drives for comprehensive traffic model
Traffic and transit information from smart phones, online maps, or radio and TV is not as timely or accurate as it could be, given all the untapped data that could provide a truly dynamic regional traffic picture.
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Mar 28, 2012 |
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Provost explores challenges still faced by women in science
While much has improved for women scientists and engineers in the last 30 years, SF State University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Sue Rosser says many of the barriers she faced as a junior ...
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Mar 16, 2012 |
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No such thing as a typical criminal career
(PhysOrg.com) -- Is there such a thing as a typical criminal career? This was the question addressed by criminologist Volker Grundies from the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law ...
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Feb 22, 2012 |
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Girl power surges in India
By putting 18 million cracks in the proverbial glass ceiling, Hillary Clinton changed the way Americans think about women in politics, and new Northwestern University research suggests that an affirmative action law in India ...
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Jan 12, 2012 |
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Science career 'not for me' say many 10 year olds
Children as young as ten already see a career in science as ‘not for me’. Despite the majority of children enjoying the subject at school and viewing scientists positively, fewer than 17 per cent ...
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Jan 11, 2012 |
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Study shows family solution to teen troubles
(PhysOrg.com) -- How do you keep at-risk teens off drugs and out of trouble? According to a new University of Georgia study, family can make a difference.
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Jan 06, 2012 |
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Study: African-American men don't reap same career benefits from mentoring as Caucasians
Networking within an organization and having a mentor are widely thought to promote career success, but a new University of Georgia study finds that African-American men don't receive the same measurable benefits from these ...
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Dec 19, 2011 |
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Teenagers who 'want to be famous' face poorer job prospects in later life
(PhysOrg.com) -- Teenagers who have unclear career aspirations, or whose ambitions are mismatched with their educational expectations spend more time in unemployment as adults and achieve lower wages according ...
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Nov 16, 2011 |
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Florida poll: Research important for state economy, jobs
A majority of Floridians (87%) believe it is important for their state to be a leader in science and medical research, according to a new state poll commissioned by Research!America. The poll also shows that 80% think spending ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Oct 27, 2011 |
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'Cute' chimps in ads may harm the species' survival
Television ads featuring cute chimpanzees wearing human clothes are likely to distort the public's perception of the endangered animals and hinder conservation efforts, according to a team of primatologists and a marketing ...
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Career
Career is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as a person's "course or progress through life (or a distinct portion of life)". It is usually considered to pertain to remunerative work (and sometimes also formal education).
The etymology of the term comes from the Latin word carrera, which means race (as in "rat race", see Careerism).
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