Even after lockdowns eased, pandemic depression persisted across social classes – new study

Adults in the US reported the same levels of depression a year into the pandemic as they did at the outset.

Sandro Galea, Professor of Family Medicine, Boston University • conversation
March 25, 2022 ~5 min

Gender bias makes humor at work tricky

Gender and status can each affect how well humor goes over at work, research finds.

Pate McCuien-U. Missouri • futurity
March 18, 2022 ~4 min


Why some union nurses cite tensions with feminism

Interviews with union nurses at the end of their careers reveal some surprising tensions with feminism.

Julie Sloane-Penn • futurity
March 17, 2022 ~8 min

Paid family leave benefits go beyond the workplace

Paid family leave is not a "silver bullet" for advancing workplace gender equity, but it is beneficial for family health and well-being outcomes.

Melissa De Witte-Stanford • futurity
March 16, 2022 ~9 min

To retain women, workplaces need to fight burnout

Pandemic burnout could set gender equality back a generation, but there are workplace changes that could keep women in their jobs.

Melissa De Witte-Stanford • futurity
March 16, 2022 ~10 min

Workplace discrimination differs by religion

Two-thirds of Muslims, half of Jews, and more than a third of evangelical Protestant Christians experience workplace discrimination, research finds.

Amy McCaig-Rice University • futurity
March 15, 2022 ~5 min

How factory robots lead to human deaths

Robots replacing people on factory floors may lead to more "deaths of despair" among working-age adults in the US, new research shows.

Mike Cummings-Yale • futurity
March 7, 2022 ~7 min

How factory robots lead to human deaths

Robots replacing people on factory floors may lead to more "deaths of despair" among working-age adults in the US, new research shows.

Mike Cummings-Yale • futurity
March 7, 2022 ~7 min


Too much bonding with robot coworkers can hurt teams

People may at times develop emotional bonds with robots at work that are so strong they can be detrimental to bonds they have with their human colleagues.

Jared Wadley-Michigan • futurity
Feb. 28, 2022 ~4 min

How sectoral employment training can advance economic mobility for workers who face barriers to employment

J-PAL North America publication highlights the promise of sectoral employment programs in combating US wage inequality.

Jamie Simonson | J-PAL North America • mit
Feb. 23, 2022 ~6 min

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