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When it comes to incomes, millennials in Australia haven’t fallen behind.
Some experts fret that the US birthrate is on the decline. That might not be so surprising, when the cost of having children in the US has grown exponentially since the 1960s.
Young people are poorer than older people in England and the wealth gap between the young and the old is on the rise.
After Columbine, teens weren’t taking to the streets to call for more gun regulations. So what’s changed?
Humour doesn’t often age well. But some comedy can adapt to changing social mores.
A political scientist finds out about Indonesia’s youth “political preferences”.
Canada is increasingly moving towards a secular culture. “Spiritual but not religious” has become our new norm – bringing with it ideas of mutual respect and protection for marginalized identities.
Pets have become a major part of our lives, with many millennials opting for a dog or cat instead of children. What should employers do to accommodate pet owners?
Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour managed something huge in 2017, even if turnout hasn’t proved to be as high as expected.
Far from being a public-relations gimmick, corporate volunteering can present a strategic tool for companies to better cope with the ongoing demographic shifts and manage their talent.
Millennial Canadians are identifying themselves as spiritual, but not religious. This entails the desire to develop inner knowledge and to embody the virtues of compassion, empathy and open-heartedness.
Employees increasingly want jobs that they care about and find fulfilling. Buddhism can help companies make this a reality.
Domino’s Pizza and Ford have teamed up to offer pizza delivery via driverless cars in Michigan. Is it the way of the future?
Between 1982 and 2013, the share of home owners among 25-34 year olds shrunk, by more than 20%. On the other hand, the share of home owners among those aged 65+ years has risen slightly.
Move over millennials, there’s a new generation in town. Dubbed ‘iGen,’ they differ from their predecessors on a range of measures, from mental health to time spent with friends.
The generational ‘war’ is a con, designed to hide a darker truth.
Managers have barely got to grips with the challenges posed by Millennials. What are they going to do with Generation Z?
The “Xennials” are supposedly a group born between the late 1970s and early 1980s, who were born analogue and became digital adults. But the evidence for their existence isn’t as clear-cut as we might hope.
The anxiety that young people are messing things up goes back centuries.
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