Low-noise transducers can bridge the gap between microwave and optical qubits
In the effort to build superconducting quantum computers, researchers around the world are working to develop electrical ...
The Mirror26d
Women more likely to be stuck in low-paid work than men as gender pay gap widens
The Foundation's report indicates that the gender "low pay gap" is not only persistent but expanding. From a 4.7 percentage point difference in 2022, the gap has widened to a 6.1 percentage point ...
YourTango7d
The Cruel Reason Laid-Off Employees Are Suddenly Being Labeled As Low Performers, According To An HR Professional
Instead of blaming downsizing, companies are publicly calling their former employees "low performers" to excuse their termination. A group of business and HR experts discussed the cruel reason ...
Bloomberg L.P.20d
First Inflation, Now Tariffs: Low-Income Americans Can’t Catch a Break
Low-income households, who spend a larger share of their budgets on goods than the wealthy and tend to favor cheaper imports, will bear the brunt of the hit. Economists from Bank of America and ...
The Shreveport Times10d
Louisiana's rural, low-income schools will be hit hardest by DOE cut. What to know
However, without the U.S. Department of Education, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) will be lost, which will have an especially negative impact on low-income schools ...
Ars Technica28d
The modern era of low-flying satellites may begin this week
The idea of flying satellites in "very" low-Earth orbit is not new. Dating back to the dawn of the space age in the late 1950s, the first US spy satellites, as part of the Corona program ...
The Economist26d
The pay gap between men and women won’t go away
But across the oecd, a club of mostly rich countries, the median gap is stuck at 11.4%, up from a low of 11.1% in 2020 (see chart) despite policies designed to narrow it. Anti-discrimination and ...
New York Magazine22d
We Tried All the Jeans at Gap
Welcome to Jeans Month on the Strategist, where we’re obsessively vetting denim — from trying on every pair at the Gap to asking dozens of stylish people about their favorite fits. For more ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation28d
Gender pay gap improves but only one in five businesses have eliminated it
More than half of Australian companies have improved their gender pay gap, compared to last year. But for every $1 a man earns, women, on average, still only earn 78 cents. The gender pay gap is ...