How better maternity pay can fix the gender pay gap and boost productivity
By contrast, poor maternity pay leads to an under-representation of women in higher positions and lower salaries.
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Which countries punch above their weight in education rankings?
An alternative way to look at who comes where in PISA tests – and the results are surprising.
Couples in which the woman is the only earner report lower life satisfaction – new research
And men struggle more than women with female breadwinning arrangements.
Ulez linked with better lung growth in children, research finds
Even modest differences in lung function and growth across childhood can matter for long-term health.
There are over 7,000 English names for birds – here’s what they teach us about our changing relationship with nature
Research suggests our names for birds reflect our changing relationship with the natural world: here’s why that matters
Books on toddler sleep can give inflexible advice – parents should be reassured that one size doesn’t fit all
We found each of the books tended to give parents one approach for dealing with their child’s sleep, rather than a range of options.
Nature‑friendly farming budget swells in UK – but cuts elsewhere make recovery fraught
Progress on nature-positive farming – but habitats still trail big-ticket technology
A world of heroes and villains: why we should challenge children’s simplistic moral beliefs
We should not hesitate to discourage in children the idea that people are either good or bad.
Nearly half of children born in Wales in 2002‑03 classed as having special educational needs – this may have negatively affected their attainment
Our research has found key common factors that increase the likelihood of children being identified as having additional learning needs
Italy has introduced mandatory vaccinations – other countries should follow its lead
A new law makes it mandatory for children in Italy to have 12 vaccines.