Mulheres: trabalho, família e poder

Female Power
Across the rich world more women are working than ever before. Coping with this change will be one of the great challenges of the coming decades
The Economist
Dec 30th 2009


THE economic empowerment of women across the rich world is one of the most remarkable revolutions of the past 50 years. It is remarkable because of the extent of the change: millions of people who were once dependent on men have taken control of their own economic fates. It is remarkable also because it has produced so little friction: a change that affects the most intimate aspects of people’s identities has been widely welcomed by men as well as women. Dramatic social change seldom takes such a benign form.

A PSICODINÂMICA DAS EMPRESAS FAMILIARES

por Dado Salem e Boris Frenk

Existem muitas forças que atuam no cotidiano de uma empresa. É comum vermos autores e professores prestigiosos citarem fatores como clientes, fornecedores, concorrentes, governos, ambientes setorial e macroeconômico, e até a natureza. No entanto, a maior parte das empresas tem seu controle nas mãos de famílias. É possível dizer, portanto, que um elemento de influência poderoso costuma ser deixado de lado: a psicodinâmica familiar.

Salário vs. Satisfação

Job Satisfaction vs. a Big Paycheck
By PHYLLIS KORKKI
NY Times
September 2010

Does earning a higher salary make you happier?

It’s an issue that tugs at many of us: the tradeoff between a satisfying job and a satisfying paycheck. Students have to ponder the question when considering a college major or embarking on a career. Workers are concerned about it when weighing a promotion that would bring longer hours and more stress along with higher pay.

In many ways, achieving the right balance depends on one’s values, priorities, family obligations and spending habits. But according to a recent study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, there is something of a magic number when it comes to income and happiness.

O contador de estórias

Yacob era um homem feliz. Ele tinha um grande amor por seus semelhantes, mas o mundo à sua volta lhe parecia brutal, com a alma seca, com o coração sombrio. Isso lhe fazia sofrer e ele se perguntava: como tornar esse mundo melhor?