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March 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yaqoot Fatima, Senior Research Fellow, James Cook University Adequate sleep is key to good health, well-being and proper functioning across all life stages but is especially critical for children. Poor sleep can inhibit rapid growth and development in early childhood. And it’s not just about sleep duration; ... <a title="For children, it’s not just about getting enough sleep. Bed time matters, too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/08/for-children-its-not-just-about-getting-enough-sleep-bed-time-matters-too-153301/" aria-label="Read more about For children, it’s not just about getting enough sleep. Bed time matters, too">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christina Hanna, Lecturer, Environmental Planning, University of Waikato Despite living in dynamic environments and facing an uncertain future due to climate change, New Zealanders generally expect their land and property rights will endure indefinitely. But little stays the same. As last week’s offshore earthquakes and tsunami alerts ... <a title="When climate change and other emergencies threaten where we live, how will we manage our retreat?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/08/when-climate-change-and-other-emergencies-threaten-where-we-live-how-will-we-manage-our-retreat-156035/" aria-label="Read more about When climate change and other emergencies threaten where we live, how will we manage our retreat?">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frances Flanagan, Sydney Fellow, Discipline of Work and Organisational Studies, University of Sydney After heated criticism from several quarters, the federal government last month announced a meagre rise in the JobSeeker payment for people looking for work. But at just $25 more a week, the subsidy remains ... <a title="Australia has a long history of coercing people into work. There are better options than ‘dobbing in’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/08/australia-has-a-long-history-of-coercing-people-into-work-there-are-better-options-than-dobbing-in-156296/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has a long history of coercing people into work. There are better options than ‘dobbing in’">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kelly Burrowes, Senior Researcher, University of Auckland International Women’s Day celebrates women’s achievements and raises awareness of the continuing mission towards gender equality. So it’s a good time to be reminded we still need to correct decades — centuries even — of gender bias in medicine and ... <a title="Gender bias in medicine and medical research is still putting women’s health at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/08/gender-bias-in-medicine-and-medical-research-is-still-putting-womens-health-at-risk-156495/" aria-label="Read more about Gender bias in medicine and medical research is still putting women’s health at risk">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meru Sheel, Epidemiologist | Senior Research Fellow, Australian National University COVID-19 vaccination is rolling out across Australia. So health authorities are keen to dispel myths about the vaccines, including any impact on COVID testing. Do the vaccines give you COVID, or make you test positive for COVID? ... <a title="Will the COVID vaccine make me test positive for the coronavirus? 5 questions about vaccines and COVID testing answered" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/08/will-the-covid-vaccine-make-me-test-positive-for-the-coronavirus-5-questions-about-vaccines-and-covid-testing-answered-155958/" aria-label="Read more about Will the COVID vaccine make me test positive for the coronavirus? 5 questions about vaccines and COVID testing answered">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Carr, Senior Lecturer, Environment and Society Group, UNSW Days after US rioters stormed Capitol Hill in January, a manatee was found in a Florida river with the word “TRUMP” scraped into its back. The aftermath of the disturbing incident revealed a pervasive left-right divide that has ... <a title="A manatee with ‘TRUMP’ scraped into its back was itself disturbing. But it reflects a deeper environmental problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/08/a-manatee-with-trump-scraped-into-its-back-was-itself-disturbing-but-it-reflects-a-deeper-environmental-problem-154189/" aria-label="Read more about A manatee with ‘TRUMP’ scraped into its back was itself disturbing. But it reflects a deeper environmental problem">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marcia Devlin, Adjunct Professor, Victoria University Australian university leaders are nearly three times more likely to be a man than a woman. Of 37 public university chancellors, just 10 are women (27%) and 27 (73%) are men. It’s exactly the same for vice-chancellors: 10 are women and ... <a title="No change at the top for university leaders as men outnumber women 3 to 1" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/08/no-change-at-the-top-for-university-leaders-as-men-outnumber-women-3-to-1-154556/" aria-label="Read more about No change at the top for university leaders as men outnumber women 3 to 1">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Duffy, Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University The New South Wales Education Department said last week said it would trial a program to hand out free pads and tampons in schools. Department secretary Mark Scott said: We are developing work on a pilot program around ... <a title="Imagine having your period and no money for pads or tampons. Would you still go to school?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/08/imagine-having-your-period-and-no-money-for-pads-or-tampons-would-you-still-go-to-school-156570/" aria-label="Read more about Imagine having your period and no money for pads or tampons. Would you still go to school?">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sebastien Darchen, Senior Lecturer in Planning, The University of Queensland Electronic music is the fifth-most-popular music genre globally. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating for the electronic music industry. Its estimated value fell from US$7.3 billion in 2019 to US$3.3 billion in 2020. Hundreds of electronic ... <a title="Electronic cities: between COVID and gentrification, dance music is struggling to find its groove again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/08/electronic-cities-between-covid-and-gentrification-dance-music-is-struggling-to-find-its-groove-again-149168/" aria-label="Read more about Electronic cities: between COVID and gentrification, dance music is struggling to find its groove again">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leah Ruppanner, Associate Professor in Sociology and Co-Director of The Policy Lab, The University of Melbourne Flexible workplace policies designed to improve gender gaps in employment and pay might actually make things worse for women. Flexible work has been on offer to both men and women in ... <a title="Flexible work arrangements help women, but only if they are also offered to men" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/08/flexible-work-arrangements-help-women-but-only-if-they-are-also-offered-to-men-155882/" aria-label="Read more about Flexible work arrangements help women, but only if they are also offered to men">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dawn LaValle Norman, Research Fellow, Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry, Australian Catholic University When we conjure up ancient philosophers the image that springs to mind might be a bald Socrates discoursing with beautiful young men in the sun, or a scholarly Aristotle lecturing among cool columns. ... <a title="Wise women: 6 ancient female philosophers you should know about" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/08/wise-women-6-ancient-female-philosophers-you-should-know-about-156033/" aria-label="Read more about Wise women: 6 ancient female philosophers you should know about">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2021
Asia Pacific Report New Caledonia, one of the Pacific territories to have avoided the covid-19 pandemic so far, is to go into strict two-week lockdown after detecting nine cases, reports Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes. The outbreak on the French archipelago was detected after a school headteacher fell ill on the Wallis and Futuna islands leading authorities ... <a title="Covid outbreak forces New Caledonia into snap two-week lockdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/08/covid-outbreak-forces-new-caledonia-into-snap-two-week-lockdown/" aria-label="Read more about Covid outbreak forces New Caledonia into snap two-week lockdown">Read more</a>
