Category: work life balance
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Why downtime matters more than schedules
You’re often told that success comes from sticking to a strict schedule, maximizing every hour, and staying constantly productive. That mindset can be useful in moderation, but it doesn’t account for how the brain and body actually function over time. When every minute is planned, there’s little room left for recovery or reflection. Over time,…
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Gender inequality: How having children affects women’s careers
Gender inequality affects women’s economic and social outcomes in almost every domain. It is visible in pay, employment and earning gaps, patterns of occupational segregation, and the limited presence of women in leadership roles and political institutions. These gaps widen further for women who take on a primary role in childrearing, often at precisely the…