About 10 per cent of people are left handed, yet the world of work is overwhelmingly set up for right-handers. There are also numerous examples – historical and contemporary - of discrimination and stigma in relation to left-handed people. International Left-handers Day, on August 13, aims to counter some of these disadvantages and draw attention to the stre ... Show More
Mar 9
How is generative AI reshaping gender inequalities at work?
In this episode of the Future of Work podcast, Anam Butt, technical specialist on gender equality and non-discrimination at the International Labour Organization, discusses a new ILO report on the impact of generative artificial intelligence on the world of work. She explains why ... Show More
15m 52s
Jan 22
Global employment in 2026: A fragile stability
In this episode of the Future of Work podcast, we unpack the ILO’s new Employment and Social Trends 2026 report with its lead author, Stefan Kühn, and ILO trade expert Marva Corley. Together, they explore why labour markets look stable yet remain fragile – and what this means for ... Show More
19m 23s
Nov 2025
Social Summit for Development: What it means for the world of work
This episode of the ILO Future of Work’s special series on the Second World Summit for Social Development examines the implications of the Summit’s renewed commitment to eradicating poverty, promoting decent work, and social inclusion, on the world work, with guests Juan Somavia, ... Show More
7m 36s
Feb 2018
Howard I. Kushner, “On the Other Hand: Left Hand, Right Brain, Mental Disorder, and History” (Johns Hopkins UP, 2017)
In the early twentieth century, Robert Hertz, a French anthropologist, and Cesare Lombroso, the Italian criminologist, debated the causes and consequences of left-handedness. According to Lombroso, left-handed individuals were more likely to be criminals. Hertz disagreed. For him ... Show More
49m 16s
May 2021
Reaching back to Hands Across America
On 25 May 1986, 6.5 million people did the impossible; they joined hands to form the world’s longest human chain, from New York to Los Angeles. But far from being a simple stunt, Hands Across America was raising money to fight hunger and homelessness in the world’s richest countr ... Show More
27m 4s
Nov 2021
Selects: Why Do Lefties Exist?
<p>For at least the last 200,000 years, between 10-15% of the human population are left-handed and this fact has utterly left science baffled. In searching to explain handedness, all sorts of contradictory evidence has emerged, creating a fascinating mystery. Learn all about it i ... Show More
40m 47s