Some Bank of America traders and other employees are feeling pressure to work at the office despite the coronavirus threat, or risk losing their jobs or income by working from home, sources say. A Bank of America spokesperson said it is "sparing no expense or consideration taking care of our people." Full Story: The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (4/9),CNBC (4/8)
NASA is seeking a spike in hacking attempts aimed at the space agency's employees working from home. The attacks target mobile devices as well as computers and involve coronavirus-related phishing emails and malware embedded in ads and text messages. Full Story: TechRadar (UK) (4/10)
Women are feeling professional as well as personal backlash from isolation efforts as many, for financial as well as societal reasons, find themselves pausing their careers to take care of home and family responsibilities such as child and elder care and homeschooling. Sociologist and professor Yolande Strengers recommends that couples and employers use this opportunity to rethink productivity expectations and gendered divisions of work to better support women's careers and remote-working dual-career families. Full Story: Australia Broadcasting Corp. (4/6)
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