New digital technologies have been a constant for workers over the past few decades, with a mixed record on the economy and individuals’ daily lives. AI’s effect will likely be just as unpredictable.
The Fed’s campaign of rate hikes is showing more signs of having the intended effect of slowing the economy – but that may be bad news for those who lose their jobs or have a harder time finding one.
Women are severely underrepresented in tech. Strength in numbers – communities for women and women mentoring women – can counter tech’s sexist culture and help retain women in the field.
ParentsNext requires the parents of very young children to perform monitored activities in return for Centrelink payments. Eve Vincent talks to single mothers about ‘the indignity of investigation’.
Pape Sakho, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar; Gaele Lesteven, École nationale des travaux publics de l'État; Momar Diongue, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, and Pascal Pochet, École nationale des travaux publics de l'État
Urban expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa and the need for daily mobility
‘Career portfolioing’ is a trend where people assemble different sources of income, such as side gigs, to give them a measure of independence from employers who provide little job security.