IKEA has cut sick pay for unvaccinated workers, without mitigating circumstances, required to self isolate – retail giant acknowledged it was an emotive topic work Article 36 words 23 votes
Despite recent advances, disabled people cannot yet participate in society ‘on an equal basis’ with others – and the pandemic has led to many protections being cruelly eroded Article 4503 words, published Nov 4 2021 15 votes
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Curbside delivery isn’t new, but the pandemic helped it take off. Here’s what to expect as it moves forward Article 585 words 6 votes
Three American mothers, on the brink. Eleven months, multiple breakdowns, one harrowing realization: They’ve got to get back up and do it all again tomorrow. ~life.women Article 3923 words 10 votes
Norway arrests highlight impact of pandemic on sex workers – governments should include sex workers in public health and financial support responses work Article 404 words 6 votes
Amid coronavirus outbreaks, migrants face the starkest of choices: Risking their lives in US detention or returning home to the dangers they fled Article 4103 words 8 votes
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No game days. No bars. The pandemic is forcing some men to realize they need deeper friendships. ~life.men Article 2050 words 30 votes
America’s safety net for people with disabilities was never secure. In the pandemic, it’s failing them. Article 2865 words 12 votes
Husband of Wanda, everyone's Grandmother, died of Covid (old news) Article 399 words, published Apr 9 2020 3 votes
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At least twenty municipalities have changed local laws to allow backyard chicken coops since the pandemic started Article 903 words 8 votes
Six women speak about their fears of bringing a child into a world that feels like it’s teetering on the edge of collapse - and why they’re choosing to do it anyway ~life.women Article 3289 words 14 votes
'I could show you stuff you wouldn’t believe:' Gravediggers speak out about horrifying conditions work Article 3980 words 8 votes
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Migrant workers restricted to farms under one grower’s virus lockdown work Article 1910 words 8 votes
America will sacrifice anything for the college experience education.higher Article 2767 words 8 votes
Christmas in danger as Santa's Lapland home feels pandemic chill – flocks of tourists who usually start to make merry in Rovaniemi at this time of year cannot enter the country Article 345 words 5 votes
Making friends during a pandemic is tough. Two college students created a website to help. Article 746 words 8 votes
“I feel that the future I’ve been working towards my whole life is gone now” — What United States college students have to say about the coronavirus education.higher Article 4450 words 15 votes
Here’s what one week of online school is like for my seven- and five-year-old kids, explained in a comic parenting education Article 229 words 17 votes
Parents who work in childcare are trapped in an unsustainable system parenting Article 3109 words 8 votes
"I barely have anything left to give": For parents of kids with autism, the unique challenges presented by the isolation of the coronavirus pandemic have sometimes been overwhelming parenting Article 2560 words 7 votes
Merchant sailors trapped on their ships by Covid-19 fight exhaustion and despair work Article 1625 words 9 votes
My mother and my motherland - Jiayang Fan on the struggles of growing up as a poor immigrant, and how her desperate attempt to protect her hospital-bound mother was repurposed as Chinese propaganda family Article 9051 words 5 votes
Donald Trump administration announces nationwide US eviction moratorium through end of the year housing Article 583 words 16 votes
An Icelandic ritual for wellbeing – when Iceland reopened its public swimming pools, the nation was so delighted that queues formed outside pools at midnight Article 1568 words 4 votes
Swedes have long embraced their version of staycations: hemester – Covid-19 travel restrictions and remote working are reshaping the tradition work.remote Article 2128 words 6 votes
Lawn chairs and kitchen tables - Ergonomics in the involuntary work-from-home era ~life.home_improvement Article 1287 words 6 votes
End of the office: The quiet, grinding loneliness of working from home work.remote Article 2346 words 11 votes