Young, male, left behind?
"Is it a boy? Then new parents (according to statistics) must prepare for bigger problems. This is what Martin Spiewak writes at ZEIT ONLINE. 'In their development, boys lag behind girls. They [...]
At the End of the Familiar Order: On the Understanding of Power
The question of the chancellor candidate for the Union has been decided: It will be Friedrich Merz. For the SPD, it is still not entirely certain: Will it be Olaf Scholz again? [...]
How do young people vote, and why?
Why are more and more young people voting for far-right parties? For the 2024 Youth Election Study by the Institute for Generational Research—published shortly before the state elections in Saxony and Thuringia—16 [...]
#SäxStreik and Cucumbers: Women Against Right-Wing Populism
"Join in! So that we don't face a 'sour cucumber' period!" Under the hashtag #säxstreik, women from Saxony have launched this call for the state elections next Sunday. "It's about a lot—our [...]
A Vicious Cycle: Workload, Absenteeism, and Staff Shortages in Daycare Centers
"Educators are the most frequently ill. This is shown by a new study from the Bertelsmann Foundation. According to the study, professionals in daycare centers have more days of incapacity for work [...]
Not only is there a glass ceiling, but also a glass cliff
"Why women only come to power in times of crisis": Management researcher Max Reinwald in an interview with Clara Thier for Handelsblatt. Was if it was just a [...]
What does the new EU transparency directive bring?
Will the new EU transparency directive reduce the #GenderPayGap? Women in the European Union earn on average 14% less than men. To finally change this, the EU Commission has mandated companies to [...]
Discrimination in the Emergency Room
A new study shows that men receive pain relief more often than women in the emergency room. 💡 Shoham Choshen-Hillel from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem led the [...]
The Right to Remote Work as Support for Women?
The Greens are calling for a right to remote work—primarily to support women. "Remote work is particularly important for women to balance family and career," said Beate Müller-Gemmeke [...]
Women in the Workplace: What Stresses Them Out?
Women @ Work 2024 – A Global Outlook Now in its fourth year, Deloitte's report examines workplace and societal factors that profoundly impact women's careers. The survey included 5,000 women across 10 [...]
