Wednesday, June 1, 2011

China used prisoners in lucrative internet gaming work

"Labour camp detainees endure hard labour by day, online 'gold farming' by night"

Guards in China forced prisoners to do hard labor during the day and rack up virtual points at night to trade into real money... but the prisoners never saw the checks. Read the entire post in the Guardian. (Thanks, Tom)

Why Women Aren’t C.E.O.s, According to Women Who Almost Were

"It’s not a pipeline problem. It’s about loneliness, competition and deeply rooted barriers." Read more in the NYT .