The Algorithm Reads the Resume First
Somewhere in a hiring pipeline this week, a piece of software decided that a woman who took two years away
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Somewhere in a hiring pipeline this week, a piece of software decided that a woman who took two years away
Framed as a productivity perk, the four-day week is really a test of how unpaid care is shared. Why it lands differently for women, the catch that could entrench inequality, and the one question that separates reform from rebranding.
The biggest drop-off for women isn't the boardroom — it's the first step into management. What the broken-rung research found, why it cascades, and what helps.
Workplace bullying — passive-aggressive emails, exclusion from key meetings, credit-stealing, persistent undermining — affects women more than men according to surveys, and
Workplace menopause policies have proliferated since 2022 but vary enormously. Major employers (NHS, civil service, FTSE 100) have policies and
Menopause in the workplace went from rarely-discussed to mainstream policy concern between 2022 and 2025. The shift has been most