Category: Women Doing Amazing Things
How workplaces are phasing out the tattoo stigma
Elizabeth Hotson Features correspondent Mykola Romanovsky (Credit: Mykola Romanovsky) More people are getting tattoos – so workplaces must be keeping up, right? Well, it’s a…
Does burnout recovery always require radical change?
Zaria Gorvett Features correspondent Burnout recovery stories are often characterised by making dramatic or surprising shifts in lifestyle. But, as research shows, there are much…
Pay transparency
Why wondering what your colleague earns might soon be a thing of the past. Curious to discover how much your colleagues earn? A growing number…
Inside Brazil’s hidden daycare economy
Getty Images A group of Brazilian mothers have created an informal daycare economy for the poorest children. Could they be an antidote to the country’s…
The art of perseverance: How gaman defined Japan
Julian Littler Features correspondent Getty Images Every child in Japan is taught to gaman: to patiently persevere in tough times. Is this the way to…
Battle of the sexes: Office edition
Sydney Finkelstein Features correspondent Why women should fight their way into the C-Suite. (Thinkstock) (There is) a seemingly endless array of super-CEOs who got into…
The new secrets of networking
Chana R Schoenberger Features correspondent What traits do successful networkers cultivate? (Thinkstock) Editor’s Note: This is the second of a three-part BBC Capital series on…
To get ahead, take a cue from Hollywood
Chana R Schoenberger Features correspondent The right kind of entourage is useful for celebrities such as Angelina Jolie and executive women. (Andreas Rentz/Getty Images) Team…
How to out-argue a data guru at the office
Elizabeth MacBride Features correspondent Big data can be useful, but it only tells part of the story. (Thinkstock) How do you take a stand for…
The 100-year-old book series that predicted a wild and wonderful future
Max Saunders Features correspondent Getty Images The To-day and To-morrow series looked to the future (Credit: Getty Images) A century ago, a little-known series of…