Why pay transparency alone won't eliminate the persistent wage gap between men and women
No matter how you slice the data, women in the U.S. earn a lot less than men.
No matter how you slice the data, women in the U.S. earn a lot less than men.
Social Sciences
Mar 29, 2019
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Land conservation modestly increases employment rates, a traditional indicator of economic growth, according to an analysis of New England cities and towns, led by scientists at Amherst College, Harvard Forest, the Highstead ...
Ecology
Mar 26, 2019
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The current federal cap on monetary damages for workplace sexual harassment is far too low to incentivize firms to take stronger measures to prevent the behavior, writes Vanderbilt economist Joni Hersch in "Valuing the Risk ...
Social Sciences
Mar 15, 2019
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On March 15 2019 thousands of students across Australia will skip school and join the global strike for climate action. This is the second time students have taken to the streets to demand more government action on climate ...
Education
Mar 14, 2019
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A new app launched today by King's College London and the British Safety Council provides outdoor workers, and their employers, with crucial information about their exposure to air pollution.
Environment
Mar 8, 2019
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Efforts to ban such questions show promise to ease re-entry into workforce for increasing number of Americans with criminal histories
Economics & Business
Feb 22, 2019
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Legal immigrants with darker skin are paid up to 25 percent less than otherwise comparable lighter-skinned immigrants, a wage penalty that widened significantly four years after these immigrants first received permanent legal ...
Social Sciences
Feb 14, 2019
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Men hold nearly all primary breadwinning positions in top income households, and the glass ceiling that has hindered women's advancement in the workplace is more extensive than previously thought, a new study by University ...
Social Sciences
Feb 12, 2019
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A new study in tourism employment finds that many jobs are failing to provide dignity in employment. The tourism sector, which accounts for nearly 10 per cent of global employment, risks undermining rather than contributing ...
Environment
Feb 12, 2019
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After the devastating losses of the Great Recession, the U.S. has enjoyed one of the longest expansions in its recorded history. For nearly 100 straight months, the U.S. economy has added jobs.
Social Sciences
Jan 28, 2019
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