Economics & Business

Australia’s gender pay gap has been shrinking year by year, but is still over 20% among Australia’s private companies, a new national report card shows.This article is brought to you by this site.

Shortly after Jerome’s mother died of cancer, he experienced what he described as a “mental breakdown” and, before too long, found himself without a home. Taking care of his mother had drained him—both emotionally and […]

The economy, we’re often reminded, is cyclical. But we all hope our careers won’t be. That means those of us who make it to the very top—CEOs, for instance—may be unduly influenced by memories of […]

“One in three people would rather deep clean their bathroom—deep clean with rubber gloves and everything—rather than check their savings,” according to AJ Coyne, chief marketing officer at online bank Monzo. While this might sound […]

People who steal ideas from creative workers prefer to do so in earlier conceptual stages than creators expect, according to new Cornell research.This article is brought to you by this site.

When you’re checking out at an online store, it’s increasingly common to get a prompt inviting you to toss in a few bucks to a good cause. Your decision to give (or not) may feel […]

New research from Portland State University demonstrates that a substantial initiative from the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) and Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is an effective tool for improving the recruitment and […]

The U.S. economy took a severe hit during the COVID-19 pandemic, which triggered lockdowns that cost many workers their jobs beginning in March 2020.This article is brought to you by this site.

With most donated clothes exported or thrown away, experts are calling for a shakeup of how we deal with the growing fashion waste issue. A first of its kind study, published in Nature Cities, analyzed […]

Over the past decades, psychologists and policymakers have been trying to devise interventions that could dissuade individuals from engaging in dishonest social behaviors, such as tax evasion or fraud. One promising strategy they identified entails […]