Workplace language encodes gendered expectations that feed into who we hire, how we assess people and who we promote, holding some people back. Erin Oldford, an assistant professor of finance at Canada’s Memorial University of Newfoundland, was having a hard time getting women to join the student-managed investment fund she advised. Female students made up only 10% of applicants for …
WhatsApp is testing a new feature that will let people message without using their phone for the first time. At present, WhatsApp is linked to a user’s phone. Its desktop and web apps need that device to be connected and receiving messages. But the new feature will let users send and receive messages “even if your phone battery is dead”. …
In placing man as the head of the family, God assigned him the responsibility for presiding over the family in love and righteousness and is responsible for providing them with the necessities of life and protection. (“The Family: A Proclamation to the World,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2010, 129). This role has been translated traditionally to mean that fathers are …
Ghana’s debt position at the end of 2020 stood at GH¢292 bn (76 per cent of GDP) which at the going rate of GHS5.78 to US$, translates into US$50.52bn is quite alarming and requires the requisite attention of the citizenry. Public sector audit conducted by the auditor general is an essential part of the process of accountability for public money …
Men have rules. They are unwritten but men take those rules seriously. If you break any of them a man will never forgive you. A lot of people are ignorant of these rules and you will not find these rules anywhere but if you do not live by them, you will not get the best of any man, or worse, …
The mind is so immense that even deep thinkers use only about 12 per cent of their cranial capacity. It is also the most powerful weapon you have because it controls everything you do. The good thing about the mind is that it is neutral and operates on the computer principle of garbage in, garbage out (GIGO). Your mind is …
Apple’s iPhone 12 range continues to break sales records, but now a major new study has warned that the phones present a significant health risk. Here’s what you need to know. This week the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA) published its findings from a new study into the potential health risks caused by MagSafe, the magnetic charging system …
Long working hours are killing hundreds of thousands of people a year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The first global study of its kind showed 745,000 people died in 2016 from stroke and heart disease due to long hours. The report found that people living in South East Asia and the Western Pacific region were the most affected. …
Ghana became the first country globally to receive a vaccine shipment from the COVAX facility – a global initiative that’s trying to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines – when 600,000 Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine doses were delivered in February 2021. The country also received a total of about 360,000 doses from India and telecom giant MTN as donations. Ghana’s initial plan …
Breast implants are more popular than ever. They remain one of the most sought-after cosmetic surgeries in many countries from the United States and Brazil to the UK and China. They’re the subject of reality shows and tabloid spreads, a recurrent topic of celebrity culture and a perennial punch line. But in terms of size, implants are actually getting smaller. …
