With Vice President Kamala Harris’ ascent to the top of the Democratic ticket, Republicans are rebuilding a campaign strategy that for months focused on running against President Joe Biden. One emerging theme asserts that Harris laughs too much at ina…
When you think about household chores, you likely think of actions: scrubbing the dishes, running errands, chopping vegetables for dinner. And it’s not news to say that mothers often shoulder the burden for most of those activities.
But there’s an …
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Menstrual leave, which allows workers to take time off due to their periods, is not a particularly new concept. Russia had a history of offering it in the 1920s, while Japan introduced it into labor law in 1947. Other Asian countries, like South Korea…
In the opening episode of the hit series Suits, Mike Ross bluffs his way into Harvey Specter’s office, then lands a job as an associate in a prestigious law firm despite never graduating from law school or officially passing the bar. The ruthless Spec…
While there is no lack of long-term investment advice for young and mid-career professionals–contribute to your retirement accounts early and often!–there is a lot less information for those right on the brink of retirement.
This can make the trans…
Here at Ellevest, we’re thinking a lot about what the “Feminization of Wealth” can mean. And, honestly, it’s pretty great stuff.
What is the “Feminization of Wealth,” you may be asking?
It’s a term we coined to describe a world in which wo…
Matt Beane is an assistant professor in the Technology Management Department at UC Santa Barbara and a Digital Fellow with Stanford’s Digital Economy Lab. His research focuses on building skills in a world filled with intelligent technologies, often n…
Kamala Harris is preparing for the fight of her life, if her inner circle is anything to go by.
The vice president has surrounded herself with a group of tested operators, many of them Black women who have been involved in Democratic politics for d…
As more employers have embraced the return to office, workers across the country have rearranged their lives to accommodate policies that require them to be in the office every week. Some employees who moved to other states during the pandemic have be…
