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Women Ascend the Corporate Ladder More Slowly Than Men

While women have made gains in the workplace, data shows it still takes women longer to get promoted than men. And fewer women make it to the top of the corporate ladder compared to men.

A stylized silhouette of a woman stands at the base of a ladder while the silhouette of a man reaches for a star at the top of a ladder.

Bridging Borders: UC San Diego and ITJ Forge a Binational Innovation Hub in Tijuana

UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies and Tijuana software and technology company ITJ mark the first year of a partnership that is reshaping how the San Diego-Tijuana region thinks about workforce development, cross-border collaboration, and the future of tech education.

Rady Students Explore China’s Business Landscape Through Global Immersion

In an era of rapidly shifting global markets, understanding international business dynamics and how to navigate the U.S.-China business relations in volatile times is more important now than ever.

Students posing at The Bund in Shanghai.

Brain Drain? More like Brain Gain: How High-Skilled Emigration Boosts Global Prosperity

As the national debate intensifies around immigration, a new study from the University of California School of Global Policy and Strategy is challenging conventional wisdom about “brain drain”—the idea that when skilled workers emigrate from developing countries, their home economies suffer.

Global communication network concept. Worldwide business. Human resources.

Congressional Stock Trading Severely Undermines Public Trust and Compliance with the Law

A new study from the Rady School of Management reveals that public exposure to reports of Congressional stock trading significantly reduces Americans’ trust in Congress and their willingness to comply with the law — regardless of political affiliation.

Concept looking at the direct relationship between Congress, the economy, stock trading, and personal wealth

Food Waste is a Major Contributor to Climate Change. What Are the Solutions?

Emissions don’t just come from the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gas. Food waste sent to landfills contributes up to 10% of all emissions, equivalent to more emissions than that of the entire aviation sector, and if considered a country, it would be the third-largest emitter.