Finance is a feminist issue. As the FT’s personal finance editor, I feel qualified to say that the financial system frequently fails women. It is structurally rigged against us — so much so, that “having children” could top any list of the financial mistakes women make. It’s certainly not topping […]
You hear it all the time. To get a great job, you’ve got to network—make contacts, know the right people. You know the drill. But a study out today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that the kind of networking that works best for men isn’t enough for women. Women need […]
International news media have reported on Friday that the names of Ivanka Trump, daughter of US President Donald Trump, and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley are being considered as possible US candidates to replace outgoing World Bank President Jim Yong Kim. Most news outlets such as Business Insider, South China […]
It’s sometimes hard to tell how things are going in Nigeria, even when you live here. People’s experiences differ, with fates quickly rising and falling, sometimes with which government is in power. Amid this, Stears analysed the potential state of the economy in 2019, and the picture was not pretty. […]
In 2015, a number of major companies jumped on the bandwagon to provide generous parental leave. Given that the United States–unlike the rest of the developed world–doesn’t have a federally mandated paid leave policy, this perk was seen by many as a way that companies compete for talent. And it’s not […]
