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Discrimination: Swedish study shows job applicants with foreign names receive far fewer responses
Sweden is often lauded for its gender equality. The gender gap in unpaid (house)work is narrow. Wide access to affordable, state-subsidised daycare, together with the right for parents of young children to work part time, means that women’s participation in the labour market is relatively high. And parental leave policiesContinue Reading
Three picks for the Memorial tournament including the good value 125/1 shot
IF there is any justice in the golfing world, Jon Rahm will spreadeagle the field at the Memorial, after being cruelly denied a successful title defence last year. Rahm romped to a three-shot victory in Jack Nicklaus’ tournament in 2020, and was making it look even easier 12 months agoContinue Reading
Britain urges people with monkeypox to abstain from sex as cases rise
Test tubes labelled “Monkeypox virus positive and negative” are seen in this illustration taken May 23, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters U.K. health authorities have urged anyone who tests positive for the monkeypox virus to abstain from sex until their symptoms have cleared. In new guidance released Monday, the U.K.Continue Reading
As Bitcoin Falters, Crypto Miners Brace for a Crash
Electricity costs more, bitcoin is worth less. What can possibly go wrong?Continue Reading
IVF: here’s how genetics may be affecting its success – new insights
The success rate of IVF still remains at around 30%. fizkes/ Shutterstock It has been almost 44 years years since the first in vitro fertilisation (IVF) procedure was successfully performed in 1978 in Lancashire, England. Since then, more than 8 million babies have been born worldwide to assisted reproductive technologies,Continue Reading
How to express yourself if you want others to cooperate with you – new research
Be inclusive and informal. Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock Collective action is often the key to creating dramatic social or environmental changes, be it reducing pollution and waste, diminishing overfishing by sourcing alternatives, or getting more scientists to openly share their data with others. Collective action, however, can involve social dilemmas. That’sContinue Reading
Wembley Park showcases new all-women art trail
A cross the world, Wembley has long been synonymous with the, often very male-dominated, beautiful game. What probably springs to mind for most of us is something along the lines of those infamous scenes from the Euro 2020 final: in other words, a lot of men and a lot ofContinue Reading
Ukraine war: despite Russia’s success in Donbas, this is only the end of the beginning
When considering the current position of the war in Ukraine, it’s worth remembering that the assumption of Russian commanders when they began their “special military operation”, was that the whole thing would be complete within two weeks. So much for assumptions. What they face now is a protracted attritional battleContinue Reading
The police won’t acknowledge institutional racism in their race action plan — here’s why that matters
Ian_Stewart / Shutterstock In light of racially disproportionate stop and search practices, the case of Child Q and other accusations of misconduct, police in England and Wales are under pressure to address racism in their ranks. But their plan to do this through changes such as mandatory anti-racism training forContinue Reading
Liverpool CEO Billy Hogan ‘in complete disbelief’ by French sports minister claims and demands apology after final chaos
LIVERPOOL CEO Billy Hogan admits he’s “in complete disbelief” after comments made by France’s sports minister over the Champions League final chaos. The Anfield chief is demanding an apology after French sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera said Liverpool fans were “let out in the wild” on Sunday. 1 Liverpool are seekingContinue Reading