Once a housewife in rural India, Sharmila Yadav always wanted to be a pilot and is now living her dream remotely, flying a heavy-duty drone across the skies to cultivate the country's picturesque farmlands.
Agriculture
Mar 6, 2024
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Corporate America has heard the warnings: Generation Z is going to turn workplaces upside down with their competitive nature and demand for remote work. While the oldest Gen Zers have been in the workforce for less than a ...
Economics & Business
Nov 28, 2023
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Steady employment has long been the assumed standard associated with the American man, especially by the Baby Boomer generation. New research is pushing back on the archetype and shedding light on the potential consequences ...
Social Sciences
Nov 13, 2023
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The field of accounting is facing a labor crisis. From the high rates of baby boomer CPAs that are retiring to the 4% decline in the number of college graduates earning a bachelor's or master's degree in accounting since ...
Economics & Business
Oct 17, 2023
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Racial stereotypes prompted by the Reconstruction-era Freedmen's Bureau following the Civil War endure in America's present-day social safety net, according to new research co-authored by a University of Massachusetts Amherst ...
Political science
Aug 16, 2023
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A push is underway to get employees back into the office. The Commonwealth Bank kick-started this conversation recently, with reports the organization is requiring staff to work at least half the week on-site.
Social Sciences
Jul 25, 2023
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Men are the sole breadwinners in over half of super-rich heterosexual couples—defined as those in the top 1% of households—while the women are not employed, according to our new peer-reviewed study. That's twice the rate ...
Social Sciences
Jun 1, 2023
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A new study shows that certain factors related to well-being—including household income, internet access, and air pollution levels—are associated with economic growth in European Union countries, but the precise relationships ...
Economics & Business
Apr 19, 2023
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People with disabilities maintained their record labor force participation rate in March, continuing to outperform people without disabilities, according to today's National Trends in Disability Employment—semi-monthly ...
Economics & Business
Apr 10, 2023
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The U.S. immigration system is slow and stymied by politics, but the border crisis represents an opportunity to address gaps in the American labor market, according to a new report from Rice University's Baker Institute for ...
Social Sciences
Mar 16, 2023
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