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If You Think You’re Unbiased, You’re Wrong

Success

But he made diversity in the workplace a strategic initiative , laid down goals and linked those goals to manager pay. Just ask the women in the tech industry, 50% of whom will leave their jobs by age 35, according to a survey conducted by Accenture and Girls Who Code. Krzanich didn’t pretend to have a can’t-miss plan.

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Most US homes are energy vampires — here’s how we need to rethink housing from the ground up

Ideas.Ted

If we’re going to meet the Paris Agreement goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent from 2005 levels by 2050 — as many states and municipalities are still striving to do — we have some work to do. The median age of a US home is 37 years , and it’s not getting any younger. So, too, were other substantial measures.

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Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y?

On The Job

In a recent survey, Jobvite found that before the recession, more than 60 percent of GenY candidates wanted a higher compensation than offered. Then the 2001 recession hit the Telecom and IT sector. Do you have a goal in mind for your career? Today, more than 50 percent of candidates say they will take the salary offered.

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