175 countries agree to find a “cure” for plastic pollution

175 countries agree to find a "cure" for plastic pollution

This Wednesday, March 2, 2022, heads of state, environment ministers and representatives of 175 countries agreed to end plastic pollution by adopting a landmark resolution. This resolution was adopted after three days of negotiations at the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) in Nairobi, Kenya. As Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Program … Read more

Feeling nostalgia would be good for your health

Feeling nostalgia would be good for your health

According to a Chinese study, feeling nostalgia when looking at images related to one’s childhood can relieve mild, low-intensity pain. How?’ Or ‘What? Thanks to the thalamus, an area of ​​the human brain capable of responding to both nostalgia and pain information. What if the best painkiller lies dormant in us? According to a study … Read more

Alzheimer’s disease: how do you get help and support when you’re a patient or carer?

Alzheimer's disease: how do you get help and support when you're a patient or carer?

A million. Here is the number of people with Alzheimer’s disease in France. An alarming figure, especially since this pathology suffers from a lack of diagnostic accessibility and prevention policy. So what are the everyday help and support solutions? Here are three valuable tips for patients and caregivers. What is Alzheimer’s disease? It is a … Read more

Is your employee pregnant (or does it want to become)? As a reminder, here are his rights.

Is your employee pregnant (or does it want to become)?  As a reminder, here are his rights.

Pregnancy and maternity are the third reason for discrimination mentioned by women (7%). To combat this sad record, the rights defender Claire Hédon publishes this Monday 7 March a “guide on pregnancy discrimination in the private sector”† “We still make too many decisions where women are not hired because they are pregnant, who cannot find … Read more

Women’s living conditions have deteriorated since the start of the pandemic

Women's living conditions have deteriorated since the start of the pandemic

Increasing gender-based violence, difficult returns to work, poor mental health: the two years of the Covid-19 pandemic have worsened living conditions for women around the world. On International Women’s Day, Tuesday, March 8, studies sound the alarm again. Gender-based violence is on the rise UN Women published a survey in November 2021 of 16,154 women … Read more

Wage differences within companies: the first sanctions fall

Wage differences within companies: the first sanctions fall

Three years after the introduction of the professional equality index, according to Labor Minister Elisabeth Borne, the first sanctions should fall for bad students in companies with more than 250 employees. The Professional Equality Index was introduced in 2019 and “enhanced” through the Rixain Act, which came into effect on March 1. This tool concerns … Read more