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Participate or win? Women, men and competitiveness
April 2019
Are women worse at competing? This article shows that factors exist, of a cultural nature, that can explain part of the discrimination that women suffer in the jobs market.
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Are immigrants more ambitious than their non-migrant compatriots?
April 2019
Does emigration always bring with it a dose of ambition? We analyse whether immigrants are more oriented toward success, risk, and money than their non-migrant compatriots.
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In their own home, with family, or in residential care:
March 2019
Where and by whom do we prefer to be cared for when facing dependency? We analyse the role of the family and of public and private services as care providers.
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Do women have fewer opportunities to be hired?
March 2019
An experiment in gender discrimination confirms that, under equal conditions, women have 30% fewer probabilities of being invited to a job interview.
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What measures can help to balance work and family?
March 2019
In which European countries is the work-family conflict greatest? What measures for reconciliation are most popular among men and women? We analyse company policies and satisfaction among families.