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Archive for: May, 2008

a non-active Finextra member | 30/05/2008 | 2329 views

The above may make us laugh but was in fact the title of a guide for male supervisors in the 1940s. We may complain that we still have a long way to go to achieve gender equality in the workplace but this serves as a reminder that we have made great progress in terms of women’s roles and treatment. Here are a few of the best tips – read...

a non-active Finextra member | 27/05/2008 | 2391 views | 3 comments

Gender pay gap again

We’ve heard before that women are getting paid less than men for various reasons – they give up work for children, discrimination and so on. Now, research from the University of Essex says that women are earning less than men because they spend more time doing housework. Apparently women in couples spend up to eight hours a week longer ...

a non-active Finextra member | 22/05/2008 | 2150 views

Could your next job be in space?

Ever dreamt of going into space? Well now you might just have a chance! The European Space Agency has announced that it is looking for new astronauts and that they want the right staff rather than the “Right Stuff”. The attributes they are looking for in a new recruit include a science or engineering degree, some competency in Russian a...

a non-active Finextra member | 20/05/2008 | 1617 views

IT should look at architecture

It seems that careers in technology and architecture may have a lot more in common than we may initially think. Both involve long working hours and hard work. Both offer first class career development opportunities. And both are male dominated professions with females making up a low percentage of the workforce - many women do not return to either ...

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