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Japan"s female bosses mapping a course for other women

Female bosses remain a small minority in Japan, but efforts continue to increase their numbers......»»

Category: hdrSource:  bbcSep 4th, 2022

Apple punishes women for same behaviors that get men promoted, lawsuit says

Apple could owe thousands in back pay to 12,000 female employees. Enlarge (credit: Marcos del Mazo / Contributor | LightRocket) Apple has spent years "intentionally, knowingly, and deliberately paying women less than men.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 15th, 2024

Honda kicks off EV blitz at home with battery version of bestselling mini series

Honda will start offering an all-electric version of Japan's bestselling nameplate as it steps up its ambition to become the domestic market's top seller of EVs......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 15th, 2024

Report highlights trajectory challenges for women in elite football

A new report commissioned by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and Fédération Internationale des Associations de Footballeurs Professionnels (FIFPRO), undertaken by Edith Cowan University (ECU), surveyed footballers acr.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Akio Toyoda flips rally car during testing

The Toyota chairman opened an R&D Center in Japan by showing a car that he crashed as a symbol of the philosophy he wants employees to use......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Proposed class action lawsuit accuses Apple of underpaying women

According to a new class action lawsuit in California, Apple allegedly underpaid 12,000 women compared to men despite DEI initiatives.Apple Park is meant to host a diverse and equal workforceGender pay gaps, discrimination, and harassment are all som.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

SCOTUS rejects challenge to abortion pill for lack of standing

The anti-abortion defendants are not injured by the FDA's actions on mifepristone. Enlarge / Mifepristone (Mifeprex) and misoprostol, the two drugs used in a medication abortion, are seen at the Women's Reproductive Clinic, which.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Greater gender equality associated with men eating meat more frequently than women, study finds

Men tend to eat meat more frequently than women and the extent of the differences in meat consumption frequency between both genders tend to be greater within countries with higher levels of gender equality and social and economic development, accord.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Japan"s escargot entrepreneur achieves the "impossible"

Far from Parisian bistros serving up Burgundy snails, one Japanese man has figured out how to farm the slimy species—a feat that has long eluded the French......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Japan"s parliament has approved a law that will force third party App Stores on Apple & Google

In a move very similar to the European Union, Japan's parliament has finished the process to enact a law that prohibits big tech from blocking third-party app stores.An Apple Store in JapanThe bill passed Japan's House of Representatives in may, and.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

American slavery wasn"t just a white man"s business—new research shows how white women profited, too

As the United States continues to confront the realities and legacy of slavery, Americans continue to challenge myths about the country's history. One enduring myth is that slavery was a largely male endeavor—that for the most part, the buying, sel.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Study highlights changing impact of teen childbirth on women"s education across generations

Different social contexts can transform the meaning and implications of life experiences. For example, a life event like teen childbirth can have vastly different impacts depending on the era and societal norms. In the post-World War II baby boom, te.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

A strikingly natural coincidence: Researchers find heating gallium nitride and magnesium forms a superlattice

A study led by Nagoya University in Japan revealed that a simple thermal reaction of gallium nitride (GaN) with metallic magnesium (Mg) results in the formation of a distinctive superlattice structure. This represents the first time researchers have.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Neutrinos: The inscrutable “ghost particles” driving scientists crazy

The particles hold the keys to new physics. If only we could understand them. Enlarge / The Super-Kamiokande neutrino detector at the Kamioka Observatory in Japan. (credit: Kamioka Observatory, ICRR (Institute for Cosmic Ray Rese.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Carlos Ghosn"s ex-lawyer says Nissan chief would not have fled if charged in U.S.

Takashi Takano says Japan’s so-called hostage justice system and its “inhumane” bail conditions compelled Carlos Ghosn, the once venerated chairman of the Renault Nissan Mitsubishi automotive empire, to flee in 2019......»»

Category: topSource:  autonewsRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Japan biochemist who discovered statins, Akira Endo, dies

Japanese biochemist Akira Endo, who discovered cholesterol-lowering statins, has died aged 90, his former student and colleague said on Tuesday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Study: Three skulls of medieval Viking women were deliberately elongated

There is also evidence of deliberately filed teeth on some 130 male Viking skulls. Enlarge / Artificially modified skull from a female Viking individual in Havor, Hablingbo parish, Gotland. (credit: © SHM/Johnny Karlsson 2008-1.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

Mapping soil health: New index enhances soil organic carbon prediction

A cutting-edge machine learning model has been developed to predict soil organic carbon (SOC) levels, a critical factor for soil health and crop productivity. The innovative approach utilizes hyperspectral data to identify key spectral bands, offerin.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

6 free indie game demos you should play during the Steam Next Fest

Some of the best Steam Next Fest demos are for Creatures of Ava, Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus, Gourdlets, One BTN Bosses, and more......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

Where to watch the 2024 French Open women’s and men’s finals

Tennis champions will be crowned in Paris this weekend. Find out how to watch a live stream of the 2024 French Open women's and men's finals......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsJun 8th, 2024

Mapping noise to improve quantum measurements

One of the biggest challenges in quantum technology and quantum sensing is "noise"–seemingly random environmental disturbances that can disrupt the delicate quantum states of qubits, the fundamental units of quantum information......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 7th, 2024