In a study presented this week, researchers demonstrated that girls as young as four believe they are cleverer, try harder and are better behaved than boys of the same age.
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Remote Worker Awards winners announced
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010Remote Employment, a website for flexible and home-based jobs, has announced the winners of the Remote Worker Awards.
Boys ‘being held back by women teachers’ as gender stereotypes are reinforced in the classroom
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010Women teachers are holding back boys by reprimanding them for typically male behaviour, including schoolboy pranks and being silly according to a study out today.
‘Bullied’ BBC worker who queried boss’s £250,000 payout given £30k to drop tribunal case
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010Indira Histon, 34, a human resources manager, said she was asked to lie to lawyers so the boss would receive a two-year pay-off in breach of BBC guidelines.
How a little too much cleavage can cost you a job interview
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010Turning up to a job interview in a tight top or with cleavage on display is the quickest way for a woman to blow her chances, according to research.
Employment law: Equal pay
Sunday, August 29th, 2010A recently released 71 page Draft Code of Practice on Equal Pay might well cause some knitted eyebrows – and even the odd protruding lower lip.
Job clinic: Holiday cover
Sunday, August 29th, 2010I’ve been asked to cover for several people who are on holiday and I feel overloaded. What can I do?
LORRAINE CANDY: Why are we in A&E? Because my toddler’s got Barbie’s earring stuck inside his ear…
Friday, August 27th, 2010The doctor there sees us immediately and shakes his head. ‘I can’t get that out,’ he says, handing me a slip of paper with ‘FB something ear’ scrawled on it. I hope FB means foreign body not foolish boy.
