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The Pay Gap Still Isn’t Closing 

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gender pay gap: women earned roughly 82 cents to every dollar men earned last year — a figure that has remained constant since 2002, according to the Pew Research Center. To combat the pay gap, in future companies will need to look at introducing salary transparency, as well as ensuring their practices are in favor of pay and gender equity.

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True Gender Equality Is Still 151 Years Away—Despite Recent Milestones

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has a record number of women-led Fortune 500 companies, with “74 female CEOs employed at America’s 500 highest-grossing companies, up from 41 in June of 2021 and only 7 in 2002,” according to the World Economic Forum. As of 2022, the U.S. The minimum for other MLS players, “who must be 24 or younger,” was $56,250.

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The significance of women’s health is increasingly acknowledged in the modern workplace

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has seen a doubling of maternal mortality rates from 2002 to 2018, with a significant racial disparity affecting Black women. For example, a recent survey of companies in the UK found that 47 percent have no supportive policies for employees struggling with fertility ( FertilityFamily , 2023). Shared parental leave is also a must.

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James Dyson: The Ever-Tinkering Engineer

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Deirdre supported Dyson’s prototype habit with her modest salary as an art teacher. What I realized,” he told SUCCESS , “is companies weren’t interested in investing in new technology. It’s not like you’re talking to the head of a company. They were too afraid.” I’m a designer and engineer and maker of products.”

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7 Strategies To Attract And Retain Top Talent

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In uncertain economic times when many companies are making pre-emptive layoffs, it’s the perfect opportunity to invest into underpriced talent. . That might not bode well for many tech companies firing workers. That Warren Buffet quote applies just as much to investing into talent as it does investing into companies. .

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How to Break Up with Your Business Partner

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When your company and livelihood are at stake, how do you keep the process fair, with minimal drama, and preserve the friendship ? They will take sides, it will divide the company, and they will leave. President Company: Taylor Studios , an exhibit design and manufacturing company in Rantoul, Illinois. Put your guns down.

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

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“We believe that a more inclusive workforce makes us a stronger company,” he said. I want them to have an equal chance to run a company like Intel one day,” he told a reporter from Bloomberg Business. Plus, he earned an annual salary roughly $4,000 higher than Jennifer’s for the same work in an entry-level lab position.

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