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Economy

Male-female wages: the myth of inequality as unfair

written by Jonas Follonier

The militant view that women in Switzerland are working «for free» until mid-February because of wage discrimination has once again been echoed in the press. However, studies show a derisory difference for two equal jobs.

Economy

The «great convergence»: global equality and its drawbacks

By Le Regard Libre · 15 January 2024

Since the turn of the century, income inequality has been declining worldwide. However, they are increasing in China, India, Russia, the USA and within European countries - but not in Switzerland. Here we explain an unprecedented phenomenon that is set to continue.

Philosophy

From instrumentalized Simone de Beauvoir to queer drift

By Jean-David Ponci · 12 January 2023

«We're not born women, we become them»: Simone de Beauvoir's famous phrase is often quoted today to justify the idea that we can decide our own sex. But Beauvoir was not thinking of putting biological reality into perspective.