Monthly Archives: March 2015
Gender and Economic Growth Problems
One of the big problems that can be seen in the workplace is that women are not found in executive positions as much as they should. Since they make up approximately half of the population, they should at make up … Continue reading
Problems with Gender and Economic Growth
The current workplace sees a wide disparity between genders. Women choose to take jobs that are safer and closer to home thus allowing them to spend more time with family. The real underlying problem is that women are just following … Continue reading
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Problem III: Gender Lens on Economic Growth
Throughout history, women have struggled with inequality, and despite our extremely advanced society, these basic problems still exist. According to a World Bank presentation [1], no region in the world has reached complete legal, social and economic equality of the … Continue reading
Gender and Economic Growth Problems
While we as a society continue to develop and advance I find it unbelievable that the wage gap is still an ongoing issue in the United States. We’ve read and heard from John Oliver that women earn $0.96, $0.86 or … Continue reading
Gender and Economic Growth Problems
In present-day America, we often speak of how far women’s rights have come over the years. However, it must be said that there is still an obvious gender gap that is hindering our nation to this very day. Here, I … Continue reading
Tomorrow: Workshop, continued
Hi All, we will continue with the group projects workshop tomorrow, and if there is time, start with the new topic. It looks like there won’t be a site visit for this topic, so we will use this extra class … Continue reading
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Work Solution
One of the most important problems of workplace is the lack of experience and education of college students. According to Forbes, in 2011, around 53.6% of college graduates under the age of 25 were unemployed. Also, 48% of employed college … Continue reading
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Economic Solution to Robots in the Service Industry
As was discussed in my previous post, in coming years, automation will slowly begin to encroach on service sector jobs; as the utility of robots increases to include jobs once performed solely by humans, many will find themselves bereft of employment. … Continue reading
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Future of Work Solutions
One of the most controversial future of work topics is the efficacy of the traditional office environment with its practice of managers and meetings galore. The Centre for Social Innovation, for example, features an amazingly creative and friendly environment for … Continue reading
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Work Solutions
The future of work in this country is unforeseeable. Problems that have plagued the job environment recently are only becoming worse and we need change. As I mentioned in my last post, the need to be proficient in “soft” skills … Continue reading
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