Work
Business & Economics
Research
Feeling underqualified can be a superpower (or a potential trap)
New research finds that feeling underqualified can help drive performance or toxic behaviour – depending on one psychological factor
Politics & Society
Research
Improving teacher job satisfaction through job crafting ≠ longer hours
Extra school roles can boost teachers’ job satisfaction when properly recognised and balanced within existing hours, helping to ease teacher shortages
Politics & Society
Opinion
A four-day week could help Australia’s economy
A four-day work week means people get more done in less time, and that could help boost Australia’s stagnating productivity
Politics & Society
Book extract
Why do women still have less status and power than men?
A new book, Patriarchy Inc., makes the case for a new approach to gender equality in work – one that’s fairer, more secure, and more rewarding for all of us
Politics & Society
How is it that many men still aren’t pulling their weight at home?
While women are spending more of their time earning a wage, men aren’t doing more housework, finds the latest HILDA Survey
Education
How to avoid ‘death by PowerPoint’
Many of us have sat through slide presentations that are boring and lifeless, but with a bit more thought, you can save your audience from tedium
Politics & Society
International court to decide if we have a ‘right to strike’
Employers are challenging the legal principle on which the ‘right to strike’ is based in the International Court of Justice. The outcome could change labour laws around the world
Business & Economics
How job-hopping managers undermine corporate culture
A senior manager’s career preferences shape their team's cultural values in both positive and negative ways, with implications for firms selecting senior managers
Sciences & Technology
Women living with chronic pain aren’t getting enough support at work
New research shows how medical gender bias affects Australian women’s experiences at work, particularly when it comes to managing chronic pain
Business & Economics
Over the last 21 years, the highest earners received the most tax relief
Average tax rates have trended downwards since 2001 in Australia, but it’s still the high income earners who are getting the most benefit, shows the annual HILDA survey