Despite a new awareness about full-time fathers, their numbers are still too minuscule to change society
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McDonald’s and the Fate of the Middle Class
What fast-food companies pay people today will affect us all
The Declining Birthrate Doesn’t Spell Disaster
A demographer explains how we will adjust to the coming changes in our population
Viewpoint: Employees Should Get Unlimited Vacation
Traditional vacation policies don’t reflect the needs and demands of a modern global workforce, argues the chief technology officer and co-founder of HubSpot
Critics of the Liberal Arts Are Wrong
Yes, science and tech are important, but a new report shows that employers prize a more broadly-based education
Affirmative Action Has Helped White Women More Than Anyone
Their successes make the case not for abandoning affirmative action but for continuing it
New Labor Law Targeting Underage Models Could Change Our Body-Image Issues
Beautiful, tall, skinny girls provoke a lot of emotion in people, none of which is ever sympathy. But a bill that just passed the New York legislature is aimed at protecting this rare species of human. Known in legal-speak as
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Let’s Not Forget, Many Working Moms Want To Work Less
Maybe it’s time to admit that a lot of mothers don’t mind the lost pay and status of part-time jobs
The Female Labor Market Is Actually Stagnating
And there’s no evidence to suggest that better family-friendly policies would put more women into business leadership roles
What People Really Think About Working Moms
Beneath that Pew study we all heard about this week lies a telling critique: people disapprove of moms who work if their child care is bad
TED Talk Legend Sir Ken Robinson Talks To TIME
Sir Ken Robinson’s TED Talks have been watched by more people than any other speaker in the conference’s history. Online, his three talks combined have gotten over 21 million views, but Robinson estimates that when you include event presentations, his 2006 “Schools Kill Creativity” talk has been watched by over 300 million people. No …
What Graduation Speeches Should Say but Don’t
There is a strong chance you will wind up miserable with no sense of purpose if you don’t figure out one very important thing.
When ‘Flex Time’ Means Ripping Off Workers
The Working Families Flexibility Act is actually a business-friendly Trojan horse