Households in the UK where the woman is the sole earner are significantly poorer than those where the man is the only breadwinner, bucking the trend in western Europe. The…

Premier League and other soccer players are pressured by team-mates into buying expensive clothes and cars to demonstrate how successful they are. Some who turn up to practice sessions in…

Societies in which people fail to exceed their parents’ social and economic status have a higher death rate than those where they do, in part because of factors such as…

Biomarkers for chronic stress are 40% higher in women bringing up two children while working full-time, new research shows. Working from home and flexitime have no effect on their level…