Tag: Work roles
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Messi crowned best footballer for fifth time
Lionel Messi has yet again won the Ballon d’Or — the annual award given to the best footballer in the world. Should sports like football be about individual prizes or team success?
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The app that helps women stop saying sorry
Thousands of women are making a New Year’s resolution to stop saying sorry at work — and a new app is here to help them. Why do women apologise more than men? And should they stop?
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Loneliness ‘epidemic’: modern life under fire
A BBC analysis last night exposed the rise of loneliness in Britain. Are technological, social and working changes making us isolated, or should we take more responsibility for ourselves?
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2015 in culture: Women narrow the gender gap
Adele, J-Law, the Turner Prize: 2015 was a bumper year for women in culture. Is it time we acknowledged that there’s no difference between male and female artists?
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Friendly, fun, flexible: Britain’s best jobs
The London office of a popular travel website has officially replaced Google as the best place to work in the UK. ‘Love what you do’ is a modern idea. But is it really the best way to live?
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‘No choice but to strike’, say junior doctors
Junior doctors have voted en masse to strike in protest over changes to their pay, despite warnings that some patients may die as a result. Is being a doctor a job or a vocation?
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Amazing but few: the women shaking up science
She was the daughter of a poet and the world’s first computer programmer; she was born 200 years ago. But there is still a shocking lack of women in scientific careers. Why?
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You’ll work to 100, expert tells 11-year-olds
A futurologist says today’s children will work until they are a century old. Is this a welcome opportunity to lead enriching lives or a prospect which should fill us with dread?
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Outrage over ‘sexist’ LinkedIn message
A vicious debate is in full flow after a senior lawyer called his female colleague ‘stunning’ online. There have been accusations on all sides. What is the problem?
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BBC unveils free coding devices for Year 7s
The Micro Bit is a tiny, basic computer that can be programmed to do a huge variety of tasks — and a million of them will be distributed to schools this October. Should we all learn to code?
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World Cup puts women’s football in spotlight
England play France today in their first match of the women’s World Cup in Canada. How much change can big tournaments bring about in the perception of women’s sport?
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Times New Roman? Don’t bother applying
An American expert says that using some of the most common fonts on a CV reflects poorly on job applicants. Will a seemingly minor detail make any difference to your career chances?
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Anger in Australia as PM defends sexist toys
Tony Abbott has courted controversy by dismissing a campaign against gender-specific toys. ‘Let boys be boys and girls be girls’, he argues. But is the issue more complex than that?
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Pupils ‘held back’ by choosing arts over science
The UK education secretary argues that students — especially girls — who ditch science and maths for arts and humanities reduce their job prospects. Is one subject really better than another?
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Robot revolution set to rewire the world
The next ten years — experts say that our sci-fi fantasies of robot servants will begin to come true the next decade. What major developments are in store and how will they change society?