Sociology
A visual history of pandemics
Even in the modern era, outbreaks are nearly constant, though not every outbreak reaches pandemic level as the coronavirus has. This visualization outlines some of history’s most deadly pandemics, from the Antonine Plague to COVID-19 Click here to read the full article.
Read MoreWhich democracies are satisfied with their political systems?
Dissatisfaction with democracy has risen over the last quarter of a century. ‘Islands of contentment’ – notably the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland – do remain though. Four factors explain these broad trends: polarisation, paralysis, perfidy (or scandal), and powerlessness. Global dissatisfaction with democracy has increased over the past 25 years, according to our recent report.…
Read MoreForget London House Prices. Take a Look at Paris
Before a sex tape dashed Benjamin Griveaux’s hopes of becoming the next mayor of Paris, the preferred candidate of French President Emmanuel Macron could be found promoting his answer to the capital city’s increasingly dysfunctional housing market. What the average priced-out Parisian needed, according to Griveaux, was a handout of 100,000 euros ($108,380) to use…
Read MoreThe vast untapped potential of African economies
Africa today accounts for around 17% of the world’s population, but only about 3% of global GDP. These statistics not only attest to a failure to tap the continent’s developmental potential, but also highlight the tremendous opportunities and risks ahead. As long as Africa continues to lag economically, it will be a source of global…
Read MoreWhich countries tax their citizens the most?
Where do taxpayers pay the highest income taxes? In 2019, the highest income earners in Sweden pay a whopping 57.19 percent, more than anywhere else in the world. This is significantly more than the OECD average of 41.65 percent. In general, income taxes are higher in the Nordic countries. The highest taxes being in Denmark,…
Read More60% of women say they’ve never negotiated their salary—and many quit their job instead
A majority of women, 60%, say they’ve never negotiated with an employer over pay. But that may be leading to women changing jobs more frequently, since 72% say they’ll leave an employer to get a salary bump somewhere else. That’s according to a new report from staffing firm Randstad US, which surveyed over 1,200 employed…
Read MoreThere are now more women working in the US than men—and these cultural shifts are part of the reason why
As the U.S. economy continues to see consistent job gains, women are now outnumbering men in the U.S. workforce for the first time since 2010, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Currently, women make up 50.04% of payroll jobs in the U.S., signaling that women are benefiting more than men…
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