Women account for about half of the world’s population, yet the path to real gender equality is still long, even in many advanced countries. Professor Ana Marta Guillén Rodríguez discusses the causes of this phenomenon
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Use your scientific and academic method to get into the homes and headsets of millions of Italians: from popularisers who focus on storytelling to academic-popularisers like historian Alessandro Barbero
In the second round of “WOW – Women on Wednesday”, PHYD compares the visions of Cathy La Torre, Marianna Poletti and Virginia Stagni on the future of work.
How will Sergio Mattarella be doing at the Quirinal Palace during his second seven-year term? Work and organisational psychologist Riccardo Giorgio Zuffo analyses the task (and fatigue) facing the Head of State
Series such as Orange is the New Black, Stranger Things, The Warden, The Handmaid’s Tale help to bring out pressing contemporary issues such as racism and feminism. Two ‘couch anthropologists’ share their insights after watching and studying ninety of them
In the final months of 2021, GDP growth in the Chinese economy slackened. Beijing’s relationship with large technology companies, but also the ageing population, will play a role in 2022.
Two years after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the feared boom in redundancies failed to materialise, and there are even new hires, though mostly part-time. Unemployment remains high, yet companies are unable to find the workers they are looking for. Francesco Seghezzi explains a shifting scenario and what the prospects are for the future
Overcoming gender inequality calls for tangible actions and original, powerful voices. ‘Women on Wednesday’ was created to discuss female empowerment.
Applying the methods of ancient and contemporary thinkers can help us get through difficult times and even find our own vocation. “We live in a society that pays little attention to the inner self”, explains Maura Gancitano, who, together with Andrea Colamedici, founded the philosophical school Tlon. However, there are ways of getting to know oneself better and understanding the right path for everyone.
The work of Card, Angrist and Imbens charted an important crossroads for the sector, demonstrating that raising the wage floor does not lead to the employment disasters of which classical economic theory speaks.
A statutory leave is insufficient for women workers seeking a smooth return to work after childbirth. Companies are thus incorporating innovative instruments: from the Sanofi case to employers rewarded by women
Virtual reality is the next frontier in computer technology, an imminent destination. Like all technologies, we will have to get used to it, says Italian Internet pioneer Stefano Quintarelli: “Society is always adapting to make the best use of new tools, we simply need to understand their potential”
Our country should stop selling cars with diesel or petrol engines by 2035 and switch to electric cars. New skills, new professional profiles and more research will be needed
“Psychology and the Good Life”, taught by Laurie Santos at Yale, has become the most popular course in the history of the prestigious American university. Yet there is no shortage of examples in Italy as well
Software developers, engineers and computer scientists will be leading the first phase of creating a virtual reality for avatars. But eventually a detailed world will have to be created, and this will only be possible with architects, designers, mathematicians and many other professional profiles.