Greater access to broadband could cut the time women wait in line. Colin Anderson Productions pty ltd/DigitalVision via Getty ImagesDrawing on 14 years of data, we examined whether access to broadband internet could improve Americans’ use of time and found that a 10% increase in broadband adoption across a community corresponds to a 1.19% reduction in waiting time.
Women have made big strides in terms of being represented on corporate boards, both in terms of numbers and the prestige of their positions. But this prestige — and the greater visibility it brings — isn’t necessarily helping women advance. It might even be an obstacle in the long run.
The UK has seen the cost of its bonds rise more quickly than other major economies. Westlight / ShutterstockPressure to make cuts in public spending has intensified in recent weeks, with increased calls on Prime Minister Andy Burnham to find savings urgently.
The need to reduce expenditure has become more pressing as the cost of loans used to pay for services has shot up.
VH-studio/ShutterstockYou may know the feeling. You’re supposed to have finished work for the day, but later, during your evening meal, you start mentally preparing for tomorrow’s meeting. Or just having a quick check of your emails while you half watch TV.
valkird/ShutterstockSweden is imagined as the land of equality, modesty and Jantelagen – the unwritten rule that no one should think they are better than anyone else. But there has also been a fascination within Sweden with its billionaires, especially those who abide by these dominant cultural norms.
Parradee Kietsirikul/Getty ImagesUS regulators are grappling with a controversial new frontier in online shopping: companies using our personal data to work out how much each of us is willing to pay.
Revenue from shopping online while drunk is worth billions, according to some estimates. Oleg Elkov / ShutterstockOne Sunday morning, Juliet* woke up to an eager delivery driver with a large package she had no recollection of ordering. She was quick to dismiss it as an e-commerce mistake before the card inside helped solve the mystery: “To Sober Juliet, from your friend, Drunk Juliet.”
TechAnimationStock/ShutterstockTechnological progress has taken more than its fair share of the workload from humans over the years. Washing machines clean our clothes, tractors plough the fields and computers sort out the admin.
Inflation-strapped shoppers are becoming ever more skeptical about companies' justfications for price hikes. Pars Sahin on Unsplash, CC BYOver the past few years, consumers have been hit with a steady stream of price hikes on everything from groceries to streaming subscriptions.
Andy Burnham recently announced 70,000 new homes Fred Duval / ShutterstockPrime Minister Andy Burnham has promised the largest council house building programme since the immediate post-war period, pledging more than £9 billion of investment.
