Discrimination of Pregnant Workers
Pregnant women face several workplace issues that makes it difficult for them to hold onto their jobs under inequitable conditions.
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Women Entrepreneurs Making the Most of Investment
Kenyeh Barlay, from the United Nations Development Program, argues that women entrepreneurs represent maximum potential for community growth.
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Creative Diversity
Diverse teams outperform monocultural teams and are more creative in evaluating ideas. Continue reading Creative Diversity
Building Better Business
Research shows that management theory would be revitalised with social science input. Continue reading Building Better Business
Philanthropy Business
Michael Porter is a business professor whose expertise is in corporate strategy. He argues that businesses should step up and address social problems rather than simply leave it to the not for profit groups and philanthropists. Continue reading Philanthropy Business
Executive Choices
New research argues that management education would be improved with a stronger focus on the everyday realities of executives Continue reading Executive Choices
Investments to End Poverty
A new report predicts that 1 billion people may be living in extreme poverty by 2030. Continue reading Investments to End Poverty
How Social Science Fights Racism
A sociologist discusses how social science has helped her understand and combat the racism she faces in the UK Continue reading How Social Science Fights Racism
What is Social Science?
Social science helps to improve people’s lives by addressing health, education, business and other fields. In particular, it provides tools to measure social dynamics. That is, it provides insight about how societies and social relationships work. Social science integrates nature and the environment as well as individual will, the mind, and community relationships.
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Social Science of Common Sense
We’re constantly told to act according to common sense. Common sense is supposed to stop us from making foolish mistakes, and in many ways it does. This notion describes all of our social learning in a nutshell. It’s the collection of the sum total of our personal experiences as well as those of the people around us. It helps us walk into a situation with a certain level of familiarity. The problem with common sense is that it can be misleading.
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