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How to Talk to Your Boss About Race: A New Book Explores Language Used in the Workplace and How We Can Improve

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Appropriately, the phrase “Stay woke” reappeared in 2014 as Black death started to fill our Twitter timelines and Black citizens took to the streets in Ferguson, Missouri. I know it is often the first aspect of my identity that people refer to when they describe me. I know race is the thing that made all of the difference.

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Academic Studies Show Gig Economy Larger Than Government Data Suggests

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The study found "28 percent of adults age 18 and older participated in informal work for pay during the survey reference month."   But despite a preponderance of studies showing that the gig economy is large and growing, this has not been accepted as true by many in the academic and policy making communities.

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Uber, Lyft and Airbnb Rapidly Gaining Share in the Corporate Market

Small Business Labs

According to a survey from the Global Business Travel Association  (GBTA), half of corporate travel policies allow for the use of ride-sharing services such as Uber or Lyft. And as the excellent travel industry news site Skift points out, Airbnb's business travel transactions have doubled since 2014.  

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Is America "The World's First Poor Rich Country"?

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refers to those who are wealthy enough to be in the top 9.9%   The book got a lot of play in policy circles.   We still consider a 2014 article called The Lean Years one of the best we've seen at capturing how economic uncertainty impacts both individual decision making and the overall economy. 

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How Women Are Rising in Business

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Women of color-owned firms saw a growth of 43% between 2014 and 2019, while firms owned by African American women saw both the highest growth rate (50%) and the highest number of “net new women-owned businesses” (42%). million workers and generating revenue of $1.9 And by ‘takeover’ I don’t mean ‘Run for the hills, guys!’

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Obamacare's Impact on Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment

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This increase is clearly due to Obamacare, which took effect in 2014. Hoffman's article references a recent U.S. Treasury study that shows in 2014 1 in 5 ACA marketplace consumers was a small business owner or self-employed.  This means about 3.3 million more independent workers have health insurance than in 2013. 

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The 2023 Motherhood Penalty: The Sorry State Of Affairs For Working Women Continues

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Redesigning policies around parental leave could address gender imbalances in the workplace and positively influence societal attitudes towards unpaid childcare. If far-reaching policy changes are not implemented, working women with children will continue to be penalized. a phenomenon often referred to as the Fatherhood Bonus ).

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