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

High class rank in 3rd grade sets kids up for success later

Class rank in third grade leads to better test scores, higher graduation rates, and even higher earnings as adults, a new study shows.

Daniel Oppenheimer-U. Texas • futurity
Feb. 21, 2022 ~4 min

Air quality in your home may be worse than in your office

New research highlights the importance of improving air quality in homes for employees who continue to work remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rae Lynn Mitchell-Texas A&M • futurity
Feb. 11, 2022 ~5 min


Eye-tracking reveals what people look at during virtual meetings

How focused or distracted are people during a Zoom meeting? A new study that used eye-tracking technology finds room for improvement.

Rachel Cramer-Iowa State • futurity
Feb. 9, 2022 ~6 min

Eye-tracking reveals what people look at during virtual meetings

How focused or distracted are people during a Zoom meeting? A new study that used eye-tracking technology finds room for improvement.

Rachel Cramer-Iowa State • futurity
Feb. 9, 2022 ~6 min

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