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  • Entrepreneurship reduces the wage gap between women and men


    A new study shows that entrepreneurship can be an important piece of the puzzle in the work to increase economic equality in Sweden. The results indicate that women who start their own businesses on average receive a greater income boost than men."This result is both hopeful and important. It shows how entrepreneurship can be a liberating force for women whose skills are not recognized in traditional systems," says Lucia Naldi, Professor of Business Administration at Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University.

  • Nursing students gain new perspectives through elderly suits


    A new thesis shows that simulation in a so-called elderly suit - carried out in a home-like environment - gives nursing students a stronger understanding of what it can be like to live as an elderly person with various health problems. The effects are clear both immediately after the exercise and over a longer period of time.

  • Successful leadership is shaped in everyday life – not in classrooms


    Are courses the best way to create better leadership and successful organisations? New research from Jönköping University (JU) shows that organisations and companies with strong financial results prioritise leadership development that is closely linked to everyday work, not one that is taught in conference rooms far removed from reality.