Future of Work

Men in the US don’t work as much as they used to. In the late 1950s and 60s, around 97% of men aged 25-54 worked…

Starbucks often touts its progressive values. But its response to a recent episode of racial discrimination suggests that the coffee chain is operating under outdated…

The best-paid workers in the US not only make more money than many of their colleagues, they also tend to get more paid vacation days.…

Tech companies have long been valued by investors for their ability to replace employees with technology. Now, alongside software and server farms, they are moving…

Mark Zuckerberg would likely see little resemblance between Facebook and Royal Dutch Shell. But in one key respect, the social network and the oil giant…

Have you ever given an Uber driver five stars who didn’t deserve it? If you’ve ever taken any ride-hailing service, the answer is probably yes.…

At a time when automation is killing thousands of jobs, there’s one role that’s here to stay: sales. There could be 2.5 million new jobs…

Indian companies seem to be finally taking gender diversity seriously. In 2017, the number of women employed in corporate India jumped to 31% of the…

In Iran, nearly 70% of university graduates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are women—a higher percentage than in any other country. Nearby Oman,…

In the fall of 2017, Amazon announced the launch of Alexa for Business. Open offices everywhere immediately let out a long sigh: Do we really…

The Coalition for Future Mobility, which has been lobbying the US government to get self-driving cars on American roads faster, recently signed up four new…

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Every Saturday morning Hyasinta Luhanga, 18, squeezes into a room in the Majumba Sita neighborhood near Dar es Salaam’s international airport…