Social isolation, performance pressures, sexual harassment, obstacles to mobility, moments of high invisibility, and co-workers’ doubts about their competence - being a woman in a male-dominated workplace sure has its challenges.
New research finds that daily exposure to such “workplace stressors” can lead to unstable cortisol patterns in women working…
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Daily Archives: September 4, 2015
Finance and HR staff pose the biggest security risk to firms
Just because HR can help to stop data breaches doesn’t mean it might not have a role in causing it.
The HR department is, in fact, among the biggest security threats to organisations today.
That was the key finding of Clearswift, which polled over 500 information technology decision makers and…
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Green groups propose no car-zone in HK Central
Clean Air Network together with Friends of the Earth, the Conservancy Association, and Designing Hong Kong, submitted their proposal to Hong Kong’s Town Planning Board last week to make a section of the road off-limits for cars.
Their proposal serves to counter a controversial submission by retired planner Sit Kwok…
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Stressful new school term for working mothers
A mother in Hong Kong was heavily criticised in June by netizens for suggesting cancellation of summer school holiday so she did not have to deal with the stress of planning summer activities for her kids.
Summer can be stressful indeed, according to a survey published in September by UK…
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