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The consequences of laws introduced into both the NSW and Tasmanian parliaments are anything but foreseeable.
Presenteeism — when employees show up for work when they're sick — at a time of a global pandemic is especially dangerous for co-workers, managers and employers.
Period pain is common, and the evidence shows it can hinder a woman's performance at school, university and work. To tackle this problem, we need to start talking about it.
Corruption in Nigeria's health sector can be eliminated by the implementation of a few simple strategies.
A new report says a "culture of passing" led to the graduation scandal at Ballou High School in Washington, DC, but the scandal points to the much larger problem of chronic absenteeism in the US.
A new workplace wellness program leverages masculine interests and targets blue-collar men - with success.
About 60% of children in South Africa under 10 years don't live with their biological fathers. But research sheds light on those who despite the pressures remain involved in their children’s lives.
The science is still hazy - but our abilities are clearly affected during the recovery period.
The inclusion of menstrual hygiene in the Sustainable Development Goals marks an important step forward, but to what extent will it address the issue of schoolgirl absenteeism?
Cracking down on family holidays during term time is based on evidence saying absenteeism has an adverse effect on school results. But is this based on absenteeism, or the reason the child is absent?
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Lecturer in Education, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer, ANU College of Law, Australian National University
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Associate Professor of Geography, University of Nottingham
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Lecturer in Health Psychology, University of Bath
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Professor, University of British Columbia
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Professor of Health Economics and Policy and Pharmaco-economics/pharmaco-epidemiology in the Departments of Health Administration & Management and Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria
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Researcher, University of Johannesburg
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Lecturer in the Department of Community Medicine, University of Nigeria
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Senior Lecturer in Interprofessional Health Science, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor of Public Policy & Education, Vanderbilt University
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Senior research fellow, Western Sydney University
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Research Coordinator in Health Promotion, University of British Columbia
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Associate Professor of Education, University of California Santa Barbara
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Professor in the Department of Economics, University of Nigeria
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Research associate at Health Policy Research Group, University of Nigeria, University of Nigeria
