#Employers reject transgender people

“#Employers reject transgender people” Prof. Ali Ahmed is a professor in economics Credit: Teiksma Buseva Employers in Sweden more often reject job applications from transgender people—especially in male-dominated occupations. Moreover, transgender people face discrimination from two different grounds for discrimination. This is according to a study from Linköping University that was recently published in the…

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#New study suggests ADHD- like behavior helps spur entrepreneurial activity

“#New study suggests ADHD- like behavior helps spur entrepreneurial activity” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Many people have experienced a few nights of bad sleep that resulted in shifting attention spans, impulsive tendencies and hyperactivity the next day—all behaviors resembling ADHD. A new study found that this dynamic may also be linked to increased entrepreneurial behavior….

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#Tensions rise on coronavirus handling as the media take control of the accountability narrative

“#Tensions rise on coronavirus handling as the media take control of the accountability narrative” Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Media coverage of disasters follows a broadly similar trajectory, even though the disasters themselves might take very different forms. The COVID-19 crisis in Victoria is no exception. Although it is unfolding over a long time instead of…

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#Why coronavirus will deepen the inequality of our suburbs

“#Why coronavirus will deepen the inequality of our suburbs” A mural by Amanda Newman in Northcote, Melbourne, depicts Ai Fen, a Wuhan Central Hospital doctor who was reprimanded for raising the alarm about COVID-19 in December 2019. Credit: Carl Grodach, Author provided COVID-19 and the growing recession concentrated in the services sector will not just…

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#Q&A: Sociologist discusses why women’s careers have suffered more than men’s during the pandemic

“#Q&A: Sociologist discusses why women’s careers have suffered more than men’s during the pandemic” Impacted by the pandemic, many women are trading present and future earnings and putting a costly gap in their resumes, says Dr. Foster. Credit: Thought Catalog It’s been more than four months since the COVID-19 pandemic forced many parts of the…

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#Energy is a basic need, and many Americans are struggling to afford it in the COVID-19 recession

“#Energy is a basic need, and many Americans are struggling to afford it in the COVID-19 recession” Credit: The Conversation, CC-BY-ND Source: Survey of Household Energy Insecurity in the Time of COVID Several months into the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, lower-income families are struggling to pay their energy bills. That’s a big concern during extreme events…

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