Meditation: A practice with many mental benefits, including improved decision-making

Meditation: A practice with many mental benefits, including improved decision-making

Research and studies on meditation show that daily meditation practice has various positive effects on mental well-being. Meditation done with a calm mind is often associated with reduced stress. Doing it regularly can reduce the levels of the hormone cortisol which is associated with stress, moreover low levels of cortisol also help to face tough…

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Jobs and pay for women, barely improved in 20 years: UN labour agency

Jobs and pay for women, barely improved in 20 years: UN labour agency

The jobs gap for women is a “stubborn and damaging reality of the global labour market” but it is particularly worrying in developing countries, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said, with almost one in four women unable to find a job, compared with 16.6 per cent of men. ‘Bleaker picture’ That assessment is based on new data gathered from…

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