Photo by Divaris Shirichena on Unsplash Research exploring key barriers to preventative care and examining how workplace culture influences health behaviours, reveals that only 37% of employees believe that their workplace supports them to engage in activities to maintain their health and prevent future diseases. And while 83% believe small health actions now can prevent…
Japan’s first woman Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, in her first speech after being elected as the leader of LDP, dismissed the concept of work-life balance and urged party members to embrace hard work instead. “I will keep my promises. We can only rebuild by reuniting every generation and with everybody’s participation. Because there are only…
This is Tom Jia. He’s a 28-year-old lifestyle influencer who calls himself a — Tangping, or “lying flat:” It’s a fast-growing lifestyle, rejecting social pressures to overwork and pursue material success. In China, young people face intense pressure to work grueling hours, buy a house and get married. Some are quietly rebelling and choosing to…
It’s no secret that Gen Z often gets flak for being “lazy.” From TikTok trends like quiet quitting, bare minimum Mondays, and “lazy girl jobs,” to the Gen Z CEO who defended working from her bed, the generation has developed a reputation for applying minimal effort. And the Egyptian astronaut Sara Sabry has noticed some of…
Girlbosses of old wanted to take the financial crown from men. But here, too, they faced a rigged system — and instead of charging after the broader structural imbalances keeping one gender poorer than the other, they championed the climbing of corporate ladders by individual women. Sánchez certainly makes no claims to challenge systemic inequality….
In the high-stakes world of corporate leadership, the concept of work-life balance has long been a contentious topic, with many chief executives viewing it not as a harmonious ideal but as a potential obstacle to success. Recent insights reveal a divide among top business figures: while some advocate for boundaries to prevent burnout, others dismiss…
Silicon Valley AI startups are increasingly embracing China’s controversial “996” work schedule, demanding employees work 12-hour days, six days a week–totaling 72 hours weekly. The trend marks a dramatic shift from the tech industry’s once-celebrated work-life balance culture to an “extremely hardcore” approach that mirrors practices China itself has outlawed.AI startup Rilla explicitly warns job…
A man in China has been dubbed “the food delivery worker with the highest education level” due to earning degrees from several prestigious global universities, including Oxford. The story of 39-year-old Ding Yuanzhao has reignited intense discussions surrounding the devaluation of academic qualifications against the backdrop of a challenging job market, as reported by the…