Postpartum is affecting mental health at work. What can companies do about it?Up to 1 in 5 women in the postpartum period will experience a mental health disorder like postpartum depression or generalized anxiety disorder.
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British Reporter — Self-employed workers in the UK were among the hardest hit by the pandemic and their incomes and businesses have still not recovered. These are the central findings of new research from the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) at the London School
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British Reporter — Survey Explores How Ethnicity and Gender Influence Young Adults’ Access to Financial Resources and Guidance, Further Underscoring the Need to Address Financial Education Gaps. Gen Z is emerging from the pandemic with a greater focus on saving, financial independence, gathering life
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It’s no secret women are grossly underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in higher education. The numbers tell the story: Women made up just 24% of senior, full-time faculty (associate and full professors) in the natural sciences, and only 15% of
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The FINANCIAL — In cultures that place a high value on conventional gender norms, particularly those that prize men as the breadwinners in a family, their unemployment plays an outsized role in whether a romantic relationship ultimately succeeds or fails.
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The FINANCIAL — A new Ipsos survey of more than 12,000 working adults from 27 countries for the World Economic Forum finds 54% of them expressing concern about losing their job in the next 12 months. Perceived job insecurity varies widely across countries: it
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The FINANCIAL — Throughout the second quarter 2020, the labour market across the European Union (EU) was affected by COVID-19 measures taken by Member States. Employment and unemployment as defined by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) concept are, in this particular situation,
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The FINANCIAL -- Making sure that sick people get the care they need and don't infect others is one of the key planks of containing COVID-19 - but the majority of the world's workers have little choice about putting in a shift,
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The FINANCIAL — The number of people in work in the UK increased by 180,000 to 32.93 million in the quarter, as the number of people deemed economically inactive also shrank. Women were the main driver of the rise in employment. Weekly
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