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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

Exploring the relationship between civilians and military organizations through an experiment in Japan

In democracies where civilian control is followed, the power to make crucial decisions, like those of national security, is mainly exercised by elected officials, allowing the citizens who elect them to influence such decisions indirectly. This role.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 20th, 2024

The 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake: A long, quiet initial rupture leading to multiplex fault ruptures

At approximately 4:10 p.m. on January 1, 2024, the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan was hit by a large earthquake with a moment magnitude (Mw) of 7.5. This earthquake, known as the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake, registered a maximum seism.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 20th, 2024

How to brainstorm and mind-map in Freeform

Apple's included Freeform app is a versatile tool for note-taking, doodles, collaborative planning, and much more. Here's how to use it as a mind-mapping tool for visualizing plans, projects, and ideas on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad.Freeform is includ.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJun 20th, 2024

Researcher: Improving gender equality will help end violence against women, but it"s only part of the puzzle

The spike in reports of women murdered by men this year has prompted widespread conversations across Australia about how we end gender-based violence. Much of this discussion has been about the importance of creating a more gender-equal society......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 19th, 2024

Many sports are tightening transgender policies. Can inclusion co-exist with fairness, physical safety and integrity?

The inclusion of trans women athletes—women who were assigned male at birth—is one of the most controversial issues in world sports......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 19th, 2024

Caffeine may be a useful marker of wastewater leaks in storm drain systems

In developed countries such as Japan, wastewater systems designed to keep harmful pollutants out of storm drainage are aging and deteriorating, sending contaminants into local bodies of water. Finding the source of a leak in wastewater systems that a.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 19th, 2024

Lawsuit: Meta engineer told to resign after calling out sexist hiring practices

Meta managers are accused of retaliation and covering up mistreatment of women. Enlarge (credit: Chesnot / Contributor | Getty Images Entertainment) Meta got hit Tuesday with a lawsuit alleging that the company knowingly.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Look to women for sustainable livestock farming bordering the Amazon rainforest, says study

When trees and livestock compete for land, the trees usually lose. It doesn't have to be this way. But centrally designed plans to implement tree-livestock coexistence in deforested areas don't always work on faraway farmland......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Researchers report on effectiveness of violence against women campaigns during sports events

In a paper published in the journal Event Management, researchers have investigated the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games and its One Million Stars to End Violence (OMSTEV) campaign to see how effective such a campaign was when connected to a major.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

How to create your cybersecurity “Google Maps”: A step-by-step guide for security teams

Cybersecurity isn’t just about firewalls and antivirus. It’s about understanding how your defenses, people, and processes work together. Just like Google Maps revolutionized navigation, process mapping can revolutionize how you understand.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJun 18th, 2024

Searching for a female partner for the world"s "loneliest" plant

"Surely this is the most solitary organism in the world," wrote paleontologist Richard Fortey in his book about the evolution of life......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 16th, 2024

Searching for a female partner for the world’s “loneliest” plant

AI assists in the pursuit for one threatened plant species. Enlarge / Map from drone mission search for the Encephalartos Woodii in the Ngoye Forest in South Africa. (credit: CC BY-NC) “Surely this is the most solita.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJun 16th, 2024

Suicide threats are a weapon of family violence. How can police balance mental health needs with protecting victims?

It's relatively common for perpetrators of family violence to threaten suicide to control a victim-survivor's actions. A study by the Australian Institute of Criminology suggests 39% of women who experience coercive control are subject to perpetrator.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 15th, 2024

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