'The comparison between Scandinavia and the US indicates that it’s not the choice to take a break that makes the difference.'
, with Norway, Sweden, and Finland following close behind. The region is also known for particularly long mandated leave for mothers and in many cases also for fathers. The comparison between Scandinavia and the US indicates that it’s not the choice to take a break that makes the difference: It’s the choice combined with a system that either penalizes or supports breaks.
with shorter working weeks for all their staff. If a four-day week is standard across a firm, presumably no one will suffer discrimination because they don’t work five.UBS notes that a big factor in women missing out economically is through choosing less high-return strategies for the money they do have. To what extent is risk aversion—when it comes to money or a career—a choice?
But while the testosterone-study evidence suggests women may be biologically prone to choose safer, less highly rewarded careers and investments,published this year also found that risk aversion can be learnt, and suggested that growing up in a patriarchal culture teaches girls to be more risk averse than boys.
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