The excesses Christmas promotes are still underpinned by the idea that generosity, compassion and empathy are values that matter.
- Professor of Work and Organisation, University of Essex
The job of looking after safety in the skies remains a highly sexualised occupation.
Mistletoe and wine are a dangerous combination at the office Christmas party.
You can celebrate ‘Little Britain’ and subvert it at the same time.
Forcing women to wear high heels at work is discriminatory, but it will take more than the law to change dress codes.
The “spirit of Christmas” is all about universal goodwill, caring about others and the importance of family and friends, right? Or is it about shopping? The festive buying frenzy is the clearest indication…
Rest “is for wimps” – or so many would have us believe. In a world where “time is money” and there “aren’t enough hours in the day”, hard-working people are sleeping less and working more. This in itself…
At this time of year it is difficult to ignore the image of Santa Claus or, as we still often call him in the UK, Father Christmas. His face is on billboards, magazine covers and TV adverts, looking to…
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