In 2016, a petition demanding a change in UK workplace rules was signed 100,000 times after a receptionist was sent home for refusing to wear heels to work. But the Japan High Heel Association (JHA) is calling on women to do the opposite – to wear heels in the name of 'confidence'.

The office is changing. New technology means employees are more mobile, affecting the physical and cultural dynamics. By 2020, freelancers will make up 40% of the workforce, and rent-an-office spaces and cafés are meeting this new need. So what will the office of the future look like?

When Steve Jobs made public appearances, he'd often don a pair of New Balance running shoes. Mark Zuckerberg famously wore a hoodie to take his company public. Some consider casual attire to be a symbol of disrespect, but what if it's really a signal of confidence?

With young women’s career ambitions having overtaken men’s, the founders of online magazineThe Politessesaw an opportunity for a publication fusing practical business advice with lifestyle gloss – from the correct stance on crop tops at work, to how to ask for a pay rise.