First non-binary Winter Olympian challenges ice skating stereotypes
Timothy LeDuc and partner Ashley Cain-Gribble aim to break down figure skating gender norms
Antiwork & The Great Resignation: Why workers are quitting their jobs
The Great Resignation is here. Workers are quitting in record numbers, demanding higher wages and better treatment. At the same time, a Reddit community called ‘antiwork’ is providing an outlet for frustrated employees, a platform to organise collective action, and a place to philosophise about a friendlier future of work. Where did this movement come from, and what’s behind the palpable discontent with the modern workplace?
Incomes dip for South Asia's women home workers as heat rises
Women who make goods like clothing and street food in slum homes are producing less amid baking temperatures and floods, hurting their fragile livelihoods, a survey finds
Facing hormone shortages, South Africa's trans men try black market
As COVID-19 fuels testosterone shortages, some trans men are turning to risky illegal alternatives
Here’s why UK teachers need a four-day week
Around the world, more and more organisations have begun to realise that a four-day working week can drastically raise worker wellbeing and improve performance
New Egypt bridge spells end to life in City of the Dead
Jobs, homes and graves to go under mass relocation of Cairo slum
In India's surveillance hotspot, facial recognition taken to court
A lawsuit against use of facial recognition in Telangana state is seen as a test case as the technology is rolled out nationwide
New personal branding programme helps level online playing field for reporters in developing countries
The Thomson Reuters Foundation held an online 'Personal Branding and Online Presence’ programme to help journalists in the Asia-Pacific region strengthen their online presence, build an authoritative brand on social media and stay safe online.
'Silicon Savannah' Kenya targets loan apps abusing customer data
Digital lenders have boosted access to credit in Kenya but some are using 'predatory' practices to profit from the poor, consumers and authorities say
Ghana's farmers arm against freak weather with crop insurance
An updated insurance programme pays out when harvests come up short, stopping farmers from falling into poverty due to drought or heavy rains