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
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What Airline Whistleblowers Have to Say About the New Theory on Flight 800
There may be enough smoking guns to warrant reopening the investigation
We Still Need Information Stored in Our Heads Not ‘in the Cloud’
Computer are great for information that won’t change, but a brain is better at connecting facts with other facts and acquiring layers of meaning
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 Economic Reason for Having Just One Child
The world will tell you that money shouldn’t be a factor in deciding to have more children. But should we really have to justify wanting to preserve our resources?
‘Davos for Women’ May Marginalize Female Leaders
Creating a separate sphere of influence does not mean exerting an equal amount of influence
Response to Revelations of NSA’s Data Collection Program: From Denial to Nonchalance
As the nation comes to grip with the news that the National Security Agency has engaged in various surveillance programs that capture and catalog information like phone call records and the Internet data, reactions have ranged from near denials to outrage to nonchalance.
Companies who have been named in secret documents as having been …
The Lessons of the Megalomaniac University President
Universities are not businesses, and university presidents are not CEOs
Viewpoint: Washington Is a Gerontocracy
A 20-something can be the CEO of a billion-dollar company but can’t run for the Senate. That doesn’t make sense
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