Switzerland is one of the world’s most successful economies, scoring highly in areas from innovation to institutional excellence. So why is our record less stellar when it comes to gender equality? Switzerland’s performance in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap 2014 Report is a case in point. We came first in the Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report, but only 11
th in terms of closing the gender gap. A closer look reveals an even starker contrast between economic success and gender bias. In the wealthy canton of Zurich, for example, women earn on average 24% less than men. In the financial sector, one of Switzerland’s signature industries, the difference is an astonishing 32%. To make matters worse, Swiss women are more at risk of poverty than men.
If you have only talked over the phone, looked at a profile picture or texted each other – he really doesn’t know exactly how you look until you turn up on your first date. So the first important thing is to dress right for the first meeting.
Chiara Atik, a dating expert and author of “Modern Dating: A Field Guide,” feels that looks matter the most during the first date.
“We asked men what are the things they first notice about women. One thing they brought up often was clothing. Indeed, it does say a lot about who you are. The date ...
When it comes to comfort food, pizza - with lots of flavoursome toppings and dripping with cheese - is possibly there on top of the list.
While the easier thing to do would be just to dial the pizza delivery number (which is on your speed-dial, isn’t it?) and order six slices of instant gratification with soul satisfaction on the side, but there’s nothing quite like making a pizza from the scratch.
What if I say you can make your own homemade and healthier version of deep-dish or thin-crust pizza with any amount of your favourit...
Although their immune system works very differently from that of adults, babies may be able to mount a stronger immune defence than previously thought, a study suggests.
Contrary to what was previously thought, newborn immune T-cells may have the ability to trigger an inflammatory response to bacteria, the findings showed.
“We found that babies have an in-built anti-bacterial defence mechanism that works differently to adults, but nevertheless may be effective in protecting them,” said lead author of the study Deena Gibbons from King’s College ...
It takes years to find your signature scent. Then, once you do, you can never actually smell it on yourself. You’ve probably heard someone dismiss the complaint, saying you just get used to it, reassuring you that everyone else can in fact still smell the fragrance—which sounds crazy. It’s not.
New York magazine reached out to Pamela Dalton, a cognitive psychologist at Monell Chemical Senses Center, who has spent ove...
For 43 years, two or three generations of these unfortunate individuals (often callously referred to as Biharis) have been living a life of misery, malnutrition and in appalling unhygienic conditions. They ...
For 43 years, two or three generations of these unfortunate individuals (often callously referred to as Biharis) have been living a life of misery, malnutrition and in appalling unhygienic conditions. They ...
