Workplace culture and masculine norms are keeping fathers from asking for flexible working hours, including paid parental leave, according to research from University of South Australia researcher, Dr. Ashlee Borgkvist.
Economics & Business
Nov 5, 2021
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For women, teaching is often seen as a welcoming profession. The greater flexibility and work-life balance that the job is thought to offer is a big incentive.
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Aug 4, 2021
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New research from the Work Foundation and Newcastle University Business School has found that over a quarter of workers across the North of England were still working remotely in 2021, and that hybrid working is set to become ...
Economics & Business
Jul 29, 2021
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Flexible workplace policies designed to improve gender gaps in employment and pay might actually make things worse for women.
Social Sciences
Mar 8, 2021
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Traffic congestion is one of the most significant challenges facing our cities. Melbourne's population is growing by around 325 people a day and is projected to overtake Sydney's within a decade. Identified as the most congested ...
Economics & Business
Sep 2, 2019
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As many as 3,000 journalism jobs are estimated to have been lost in Australia this decade, the vast majority of which have come from newspaper newsrooms. The consequences for the information needs of the public are profound. ...
Social Sciences
Dec 5, 2018
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Legislation giving employees the right to request flexible working has failed to increase take-up, new research shows.
Social Sciences
Sep 12, 2018
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Almost a third of working fathers in the UK lack access to flexible work arrangements, new research says.
Social Sciences
Apr 10, 2018
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All large companies in the UK have been rushing to report their gender pay gap by an April 5 deadline, when new rules came into force to tackle the stubborn gap between the salaries of men and women.
Economics & Business
Apr 4, 2018
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Research conducted by Dr Laura Langner at the University of Oxford's Department of Sociology investigated changes in couples' hourly wages once one partner enters work-hour flexibility.
Social Sciences
Jul 27, 2017
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