Category: zoom meetings

Remote Meetings Are Bad for Democracy

Commentary A teacher was recently making a scheduled presentation to the Waterloo Region District School Board. Before she could finish speaking, the board chair summarily cut her off. According to the chair, the teacher had violated the provincial human rights code and had to be stopped. However, the teacher was merely raising concerns about the…


Workers Returning Back to the Office Across US: Survey

Foot traffic in American workplaces reached the highest levels since the pandemic and related lockdowns began, with back-to-office trends strongest in metros like New York, Boston, and Austin. Based on data from Robin’s Return to Office report, employees going back to offices increased at a rate of 19 percent in October. New York and Boston…


Why ‘Zoom Fatigue’ Is Worse for Women

Women report feeling more exhausted than men do after video calls, according to the first large-scale study on Zoom fatigue. The researchers say the “self-view” display may be to blame for that exhausted feeling after a day of back-to-back online meetings. The research shows that overall, 1 in 7 women—13.8 percent—compared with 1 in 20…