Fathers Can Be Gender Equity Advocates
In my article "A Father's Perspective About Daughters and Engineering," published in 2016, I shared my frustration about the lack of role models and the cultural messages that had left my two brilliant daughters—and many of their female friends—.....»»
Study finds pay practices, job barriers to blame for women making less than men
Despite advances in gender equality, women still earn less than men in all advanced, industrialized societies. Who—or what—is to blame? A new 15-country study led by Andrew Penner at the University of California, Irvine, divides fault evenly betw.....»»
Opinion: Diversity in the workplace isn"t enough. Businesses need to work toward inclusion
Diversity is now widely believed to be good for business. In the corporate world, it's often referred to as Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility (EDIA) or Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) training or awareness......»»
For female astronomers, the COVID-19 pandemic widened publishing"s gender gap
Before the COVID-19 pandemic abruptly shut down labs and sent scientists home to work, female astronomers on average published about nine papers for every 10 published by men—a rate that has remained stagnant for decades......»»
Cyber risk focus areas for portfolio companies
IT management is a top concern, with many portfolio companies struggling with IT hygiene, potentially leaving them susceptible to costly breaches, according to a report from BlueVoyant. “When it comes to private equity portfolio companies, we see a.....»»
Porsche invests in quantum computing as auto industry sees diverse application potentials
Canada-based startup Xanadu has raised US$100 million in Series C to build a fault-tolerant photonic quantum computer capable of reaching a million qubits, backed by Canada's largest equity firm Georgian and other venture capitals. With a total valua.....»»
Gender inequality is still rampant in the maritime longshore profession
Gender equality has made enormous strides over the past century. In Canada today, women participate in the labor market at much higher rates than they used to—there are almost 3.5 times more women working now than there were in the 1950s......»»
Porsche invested in quantum computing as the auto industry sees diverse application potentials
Canada-based startup Xanadu has raised US$100 million in Series C to build a fault-tolerant photonic quantum computer capable of reaching a million qubits, backed by Canada's largest equity firm Georgian and other venture capitals. With a total valua.....»»
Made by women: Why women buy from women and men buy from women and men
Researchers from Technical University of Munich and Copenhagen Business School published a new paper in the Journal of Consumer Psychology that provides fresh insights into how individual purchase decisions are influenced by the gender of the person.....»»
Finding equity in climate mitigation finance
Considerations of equity in directing global financial flows for regional climate mitigation investments are critically important. A new study helps inform the current negotiations at COP27 while keeping fairness at the forefront......»»
Power to the princess: Study shows speedy way to reduce gender stereotypes
Children's animated movies often enforce gender stereotypes, but they also hold the power to quickly shift them, a University of Otago study has shown......»»
Equity, social respect and legal protections: Achieving health equity for trans people
While transgender people might be more culturally recognized in the U.S. than ever, visibility is not the same as justice......»»
Musk’s Twitter chaos tosses outrageous insulin pricing into the spotlight
Fake pharma account ignited fury over insulin pricing by falsely saying it's now free. Enlarge / Advocates held a vigil in September 2019 outside of Eli Lillys' offices in New York City, honoring those who have lost their lives d.....»»
Hogwarts Legacy character creator answers key questions
Our first look at Hogwarts Legacy's character creator answers how the game will deal with representation of sex and gender......»»
FTX on brink of collapse after Binance abandons rescue
Crypto exchange dashes to fill $8 billion hole as investors write down equity. Enlarge (credit: Leon Neal/Getty Images) FTX is on the brink of collapse as chief Sam Bankman-Fried races to secure billions of dollars to sa.....»»
Study reveals extent of gender inequality in start-up landscape
Women are significantly underrepresented in German and French start-ups, especially in technical industries. This applies to both founders and employees, as a study from TUM in collaboration with the Roland Berger Foundation for European Management n.....»»
Aggressively patriarchal worldview attracted Swedish women to the Islamic State, study finds
Contrary to popular belief, Swedish women who have joined the Islamic State (IS) were not simply passively manipulated by men. A new study from Lund University suggests that it was a strict religious culture, which opposes gender equality, and modern.....»»
Binary Defense raises $36 million to accelerate sales and marketing
Binary Defense Systems has closed a $36 million first institutional growth equity funding round led by Invictus Growth Partners (“Invictus”). Binary Defense was founded by David Kennedy and Mike Valentine and is trusted by hundreds of customers f.....»»
How to Inoculate against Midterm Misinformation Campaigns
A New York University professor advocates “prebunking”—sounding the alarm before a conspiracy theory spreads too widely.....»»
Expert discusses the future of the labor market and the economy
Daniel Graff is director of the University of Notre Dame's Higgins Labor Program and holds a joint appointment in the Department of History. He is an expert on contemporary labor issues, labor and economic history, and issues related to gender, race.....»»
A case for the empirics-first approach that develops marketing-relevant insights from real-world problems
Researchers from Dartmouth College, Tilburg University, University of Technology Sydney, University of New South Wales, University of Sydney, and University of Florida published a new article in the Journal of Marketing that advocates for an empirics.....»»