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April 23, 2018

The Guardian , Fawcett Society

“Equality won’t happen on its own”: Britain needs gender equality quotas, says Fawcett Society

Gender equality organization says that “progress is painfully slow” and calls for quotas to redress the gender imbalance in leadership, legal, political, and media roles.

Gender equality organization says that “progress is painfully slow” and calls for quotas to redress the gender imbalance in leadership, legal, political, and media roles.
April 20, 2018

BBC News, CNN Money

South Korea’s capital shuts off the power to fight overtime culture

The Seoul Metropolitan Government is iencouraging employees to improve their work–life balance by powering down their computers on Friday evenings.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government is iencouraging employees to improve their work–life balance by powering down their computers on Friday evenings.
April 19, 2018

The Guardian, BBC News, The Bookseller

Growing “vocabulary deficiency” stifling children’s development

Almost half of UK students in their first year of primary school have such a limited vocabulary that it is affecting their learning, according to new research.

Almost half of UK students in their first year of primary school have such a limited vocabulary that it is affecting their learning, according to new research.
April 17, 2018

The Conversation, Early Childhood Education Report

Despite great strides, Canada should invest more in early childhood education, says report

A recent report finds that Canada has made great improvements in early education since 2004, but allocations for young children have flat-lined since the last assessment in 2014.

A recent report finds that Canada has made great improvements in early education since 2004, but allocations for young children have flat-lined since the last assessment in 2014.
April 16, 2018

The Guardian

Failure to match parents’ success has negative impact on men’s mental health

Men experience levels of psychological distress equivalent to going through a divorce if they fail to match or surpass the levels of educational achievement of their parents, according to a new study.

Men experience levels of psychological distress equivalent to going through a divorce if they fail to match or surpass the levels of educational achievement of their parents, according to a new study.
April 13, 2018

The Independent, BBC

Concerns raised over the quality of some new UK apprenticeships

Jobs as restaurant waiters and hotel reception staff are among those now being classed as apprenticeships, says a new report by centre-right think tank, Reform.

Jobs as restaurant waiters and hotel reception staff are among those now being classed as apprenticeships, says a new report by centre-right think tank, Reform.
April 12, 2018

Financial Times, New Europe

Developed economies less likely to lose jobs to automation than previously reported

Fewer people are likely to lose their jobs to automation than previously suspected, according to a working paper released in March by the OECD.

Fewer people are likely to lose their jobs to automation than previously suspected, according to a working paper released in March by the OECD.

News from IZA World of Labor

Latest news from IZA World of Labor

“Equality won’t happen on its own”: Britain needs gender equality quotas, says Fawcett Society

South Korea’s capital shuts off the power to fight overtime culture

Growing “vocabulary deficiency” stifling children’s development

Despite great strides, Canada should invest more in early childhood education, says report

Failure to match parents’ success has negative impact on men’s mental health

Concerns raised over the quality of some new UK apprenticeships

Developed economies less likely to lose jobs to automation than previously reported

The labor market in Canada, 2000–2016

Aggregate labor productivity

The labor market in New Zealand, 2000–2017

Working in family firms

The labor market in India since the 1990s

One-company towns: Scale and consequences

The labor market in Belgium, 2000–2016

The complex effects of retirement on health

The labor market in Poland, 2000−2016

Trade and labor markets: Lessons from China’s rise