Employment
The end of men
Earlier this year, women became the majority of the workforce for the first time in U.S. history. Most managers are now women too. And for every two men who get a college degree this year, three women will do the same. For years, women’s progress has been cast as a struggle for equality. But what… »
May I have a promotion please..?
… modern work ethics is all about breaking old taboos and entering the brave new world where being brazen and open about one’s capability is no longer looked down. … read more …… »
Zitahli Kuda-funaafaru wants you!
… So we ask why does a resort require staff from a particular nationality? Is it not the skills and experience and the ability to do the job rather than belonging to a particular country or ethnicity? Does a resort has to be accused of being racist just because the HR department wishes to… »
Doesn’t Maldives deserve an earthquake too?
A report on the Maldives in the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) review of the Convention on Preventing and Combating Trafficking of Women and Children for Prostitution has highlighted the Maldives as a destination country for human trafficking, “where the primary form of trafficking is forced labour.”
The SAARC report, funded by the Asian… »
Some thoughts on rebuilding the broken Maldives
… Paul Collier makes it very easy to see what our small country under President Nasheed is doing wrong.
Firstly, we prioritized politics instead of security and economics. Our experience over the past 15 months have shown that an election doesn’t produce an “accountable and a legitimate government”. What it produced for us was a rather… »
Shutting down…
… 3… 2… 1…0… believe me, this has now become bigger than either me or you or any other individual. It’s now a matter for the government and the society at large. May Allah save those whom He wills. Amen.
PS: The art site will continue to function daily… or at least until such time I… »
Maldives’ Freakonomics: Lesson One – ‘Hakuru’ Business
…Well, ‘Hakuru’ business is no different from any other capitalist enterprise. So, to make really big bucks from it you have to be at the top of the pyramid. The average foot soldier ‘partey’ probably makes very little money – perhaps just enough for his daily fix. Then, why are so many people in the… »
Expatriate Daredevil at work in Maldives – VIDEO
Male, Maldives, Wednesday, 27 January… »
