Emotionally intelligent bosses can bring out your creativity

Bosses with high emotional intelligence make their workers feel happier and more creative, researchers say.

Yale • futurity
March 11, 2020 ~5 min

Top women at public med schools paid $80,000 less than men

Women who head departments at public medical schools may have broken the "glass ceiling" but still earn as much as $80,000 less than men.

Krista Conger-Stanford • futurity
March 11, 2020 ~3 min


Places with lots of fast food have shorter life expectancy

Areas of the US with more fast food, lots of oil and gas extraction jobs, and higher population density have lower life expectancy, new research shows.

Kristen Devlin-Penn State • futurity
March 9, 2020 ~6 min

Tax incentives for business leave states worse off

Tax incentives for business are a bad idea, researchers say. They found that the incentives left states in worse shape than doing nothing.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Feb. 27, 2020 ~2 min

Financial anxiety can take a toll on teacher performance

Even where teachers earn well above the national average, financial anxiety can affect performance, attendance, and the likelihood they'll leave their job.

Carrie Spector-Stanford • futurity
Feb. 14, 2020 ~6 min

Minimum wage hikes may have mixed effect on health

Increasing minimum wage may not boost health across the board, researchers report. Instead, wage increases may affect groups of working people differently.

U. Washington • futurity
Feb. 13, 2020 ~5 min

Can ‘feminist design’ save hiring algorithms from bias?

Feminist design thinking could help rid hiring algorithms of some bias, researchers argue.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Feb. 10, 2020 ~3 min

Job recruiters are wary of 3 things on social media

When you're searching for a job, it might be best to avoid certain kinds of posts on your social media accounts. New research investigates what job recruiters avoid.

Sara LaJeunesse-Penn State • futurity
Feb. 6, 2020 ~6 min


Has greater workplace equality sparked economic growth?

In 1960, 94% of doctors and lawyers were white men. In 2010, just 60%. Here's why researchers attribute major economic growth to that shift.

Stanford • futurity
Jan. 30, 2020 ~5 min

Almost all middle school teachers say they’re super stressed

New research finds that 94% of middle school teachers face high levels of stress. Helping teachers cope better could foster student success.

Sheena Rice-Missouri • futurity
Jan. 28, 2020 ~3 min

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