Tag: SIVO

27
Aug

Part-time Work Bad for Mothers’ Careers, Stress Levels

By swissinfo.ch April 24, 2016 Part-time* work hurts women more than it benefits them – especially in Switzerland, which has one of the highest rates of part-time work in the world, say researchers.  Working part-time is not only a career killer but also results in mothers being overburdened: since their partners work full-time, household chores and looking after the children
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27
Aug

The 40-Year-Old Intern

By Carol Fishman Cohen | Harvard Business Review November 12, 2012 Issue www.hbr.org Kathy Bayert has an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School and a résumé that includes stints at IBM and PricewaterhouseCoopers. In 2003 she put her career on hold to stay home with her two children. Five years later, looking to return to work at age 42, she found
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28
Jun

Highly Qualified and Jobless

By swissinfo.ch August 12, 2015 Higher education is no guarantee of a permanent job. But steps are being taken to help executives get back on the job ladder. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) In Switzerland, the number of highly skilled unemployed has almost doubled in the last ten years to 30,000 people. The number of people who are out of work and highly skilled
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