Phones are a feminist issue in Bangladesh
Dressed in a colourful sari, clutching boxes of herbal tea in one hand and a battered old Nokia mobile phone in the other, Monowara Talukder doesn't look like the average business executive.
Dressed in a colourful sari, clutching boxes of herbal tea in one hand and a battered old Nokia mobile phone in the other, Monowara Talukder doesn't look like the average business executive.
Other
Dec 11, 2010
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The Arab world is not the socioeconomic basket case that conventional wisdom holds, says University of California, San Diego economist James Rauch.
Economics & Business
Sep 18, 2009
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In a new study published in the Academy of Management Journal by Traci Sitzmann, an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Denver Business School, and Elizabeth Campbell, an Assistant Professor at the University ...
Social Sciences
Oct 29, 2020
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(Phys.org) —The fact that women are much less likely than men to choose science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) majors in college can be traced to gender differences in occupational plans in high school, reports ...
Social Sciences
May 10, 2013
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Europe's physics lab CERN on Monday suspended a scientist over a lecture that suggested physics was "built by men" and accused women of demanding specialist jobs without suitable qualifications.
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Oct 1, 2018
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A new study shows that female academics are significantly underrepresented in winning academic prizes and having awards named after them.
Social Sciences
Nov 21, 2023
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There has been a steady stream of popular literature in recent years telling women to "lean in," be more confident, and not worry about "imposter syndrome."
Social Sciences
Apr 19, 2023
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Women hold just 26 percent of executive-level positions in S&P 500 companies—and sadly that is no accident, according to a new study by researchers in the University at Buffalo School of Management.
Social Sciences
Aug 7, 2018
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Working mothers are two-and-a-half times as likely as working fathers to interrupt their sleep to take care of others.
Social Sciences
Nov 16, 2010
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A study that examined 30 years of standardized test data from the very highest-scoring seventh graders has found that performance differences between boys and girls have narrowed considerably, but boys still outnumber girls ...
Social Sciences
Jul 6, 2010
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