Tag: Work roles
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Pay the male players more, says Djokovic
The pay gap between men’s and women’s tennis is closing – but according to Novak Djokovic, it should be widening. The world number one thinks male players deserve more money. Do they?
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Banksy ‘unmasked’ by team of scientists
Eight years after a newspaper ‘outed’ the elusive street artist, its findings have been backed up by a groundbreaking academic study. Who is Banksy, then? And should we even care?
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Konta: ‘I’m living my dream. I feel humble'
She has put her brilliant progress down to intensive physical and mental training. But does this risk turning out champions who win medals not just for sporting prowess but also for dullness?
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Managers under fire as owners panic
The first half of the English football season saw a record number of managers being sacked. Managers act as figureheads of their clubs, but how much difference can they really make?
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Great x-pectations: TED teens take the stage
Clean water for everyone; higher crop yields; energy produced by nothing more than the human body. A TEDx conference on Saturday will bring together some of the world’s most inventive teens.
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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?