Teaching Kids to Code During the Summer—for $1,000 a Week
Are private summer camps exacerbating tech's diversity problem?
Economy
Missouri’s Labor Victory Won’t Reverse the Decline of Unions
Organized labor has enjoyed public support for decades. It’s still dying.
Are Japan's Part-Time Employees Working Themselves to Death?
The country's labor policies, and a tight job market, have some people cobbling together 70-hour work weeks out of multiple jobs.
Why Aren’t There More Indra Nooyis?
The CEO of PepsiCo is stepping down after spending 12 years of ushering the brand into the future. But the landscape for female executives hasn’t changed all that much.
What Your Boss Could Learn by Reading the Whole Company’s Emails
Employee emails contain valuable insights into company morale—and might even serve as an early-warning system for uncovering malfeasance.
Summer Jobs Programs Aren't Enough
Ensuring teens are employed for six-week stints can keep them out of trouble, but that doesn’t always mean long-term employment success.
The Upside of Career Restlessness
Margot Lee Shetterly, the author of Hidden Figures, on figuring out when to leave a job
Jeff Bezos’s $150 Billion Fortune Is a Policy Failure
Growing inequality in the United States shows that the game is rigged.
What It Takes to Be a Trial Lawyer If You’re Not a Man
In more than a decade of arguing cases in court, I’ve witnessed the stubborn cultural biases female attorneys must navigate to simply do their jobs.
Why Young Chinese Artists Are Avoiding Political Art
Artists in China seem to be moving away from political pieces toward more abstract works.