November 2019

Germany’s ruling parties OK pension reform to help women

Finance /

Germany’s governing parties have agreed to reform the country’s pension system, setting aside an ideological dispute that had threatened to unravel the coalition government November 10, 2019, 6:07 PM 2 min read Germany’s governing parties agreed Sunday to reform the country’s pension system, setting aside an ideological dispute that had threatened to unravel the coalition […]

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Biden’s Attacks on Warren Turn Personal, Drawing Some Complaints of Sexism

Politics /

CONCORD, N.H. — Senator Elizabeth Warren is “instructing” voters on what to believe. Her policy vision smacks of an “academic exercise.” Her advocacy style is “my way or the highway,” and she has displayed an “elitist attitude.” In ways overt and subtle, Joseph R. Biden Jr., his campaign and his allies have begun mounting personal

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Apple’s ‘sexist’ credit card investigated by US regulator

Business /

Image copyright APple A US financial regulator has opened an investigation into claims Apple’s credit card offered different credit limits for men and women. It follows complaints – including from Apple’s co-founder Steve Wozniak – that algorithms used to set limits might be inherently biased against women. New York’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) has

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