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Japan Births and Fertility Hit Record Lows in 2025

Shrinking births will squeeze public finances by reducing the workforce after years of family-support spending failed to reverse the trend.

Part-Time Work Reaches Record Share in Germany as Full-Time Hours Fall

Brazil Sets Phased Expansion of Paternity Leave to 20 Days by 2029

Bay Area Study Warns Mass Deportations Would Cut GDP by $67 Billion Annually

CSJ Warns UK Pension Age May Need to Reach 75 as Birth Rate Hits Record Low

Axis Bank Says India Must Raise Women’s Paid-Work Participation to Sustain 7% Growth

New Data Show Brazil’s Boardrooms Remain Largely Male as Progress Stalls

Victoria Sets Two-Day Work-From-Home Right Across All Workplaces for Sept. 1

Mercedes CEO Warns Germany Risks Economic Slide and Right-Wing Surge

Germany’s Kita Shortfall Spurs State Action as Schleswig-Holstein Unveils €35 Million Plan

Dutch Unemployment Holds at 4.0% in December as Youth Drive 2025 Rise

Prognos Survey Finds Flexible Work Could Lift Hours for Part-Time Mothers in Germany

NESC Warns Ireland of 'Vicious Downward Cycle' as Births Fall

Corporate Support for Women Recedes as Report Finds First-Ever Ambition Gap, Rising Burnout

‘Out of Office for Care’ Launches as 450,000 Women Leave U.S. Workforce

South Korea Sets Record for Working Mothers as Career Breaks Fall to New Low

India Jobless Rate Falls to 5.2% on Rural Farm Boost, Urban Rate Inches Up

Senate Bill Seeks to Restore Head Start Funding as Shutdown Closes Centers

Latinos Now One in Five Americans as 2024 Labor Force Hits Record, Report Finds

More Australians Work Into Their 70s as Retirement Expectations Rise