Cash v job satisfaction gender issue

Original article by Tim Dodd
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 12 : 13-Jul-15

The US-based Graduate Management Admission Council has released the findings of a global survey on the career aspirations of graduate management students. It shows that 51 per cent of female respondents rate professional development highly when choosing a job, compared with just 44 per cent of male respondents. Women also rated work-life balance more highly than their male peers. However, 61 per cent of male students rate salary highly, compared with 51 per cent of women.

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Maths and science important for girls and digital economy

Original article by Ben Potter
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 9 : 6/19/2014

Dutch politician and vice-president for the digital economy at the European Commission, Neelie Kroes, would like more girls to be interested in mathematics. She says that many professions are now only open to those who have studied maths. Kroes believes that maths can be taught in an engaging and interesting way

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