Advocating for women’s advancement at work is integral for improving financial results, gender balance, and diversity in our workplaces and leadership teams. Yet data from the Working Mother Research Institute finds that, while 48% of men say they have received detailed information on career paths to P&L jobs in the past 24 months, […]
Multitasking has traditionally been perceived as a woman’s domain. A woman, particularly one with children, will routinely be juggling a job and running a household – in itself a frantic mix of kids’ lunch boxes, housework, and organising appointments and social arrangements. But a new study, published today in PLOS One, shows […]
In 2012, the World Health Assembly endorsed a policy brief that set an ambitious global breastfeeding target. The assembly, which is a forum of the World Health Organization (WHO) required that the rate of exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months across the world be increased to at least 50 […]
Although Aissata Fall has a smartphone, the young Senegalese woman is hardly ever online. For her, having internet access on her phone is a double-edged sword. “It’s true that the smartphone is an indispensable tool,” she said. “Both professionally and when it comes to staying in contact with family and […]
August is Women’s Month and women continue to prove that they are capable of doing anything in life – including being the primary breadwinners of their homes. A few years ago, men where the majority breadwinners in South Africa. Times have now changed and many women have overcome traditional notions […]
Reseachers have discovered that testosterone may have profound positive effects on sexual function and well-being in postmenopausal women. This results of this research was published in the The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, included blinded randomized controlled trials of testosterone treatment that had lasted for at least 12 weeks.In total, the research team analyzed […]
Men dominate the world’s rich lists. Whether the top spots are filled by tech founders or luxury conglomerate CEOs, every wealth index tells the same story: those who make the most money are those with an XY chromosome. With the likes of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and LVMH […]
