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The Pay Gap Still Isn’t Closing 

Allwork

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. Why it matters: No definitive answer can be provided for why the disparity in wages between men and women has stagnated in the 21st century.

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How Michael J. Fox Finds Ways Around Life’s Obstacles

Success

There’s a definite hitch in his gait and some slight shaking in his head and arms. That led to an investigation in 2002 as to whether some environmental factor played a role. In his suit jacket and jeans, he still looks younger than his years (he turns 62 in June). But it’s not long before you cease noticing these frailties.

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Economic Uncertainty Hits Millennials; Only 1/3rd Feel They are Middle Class

Small Business Labs

in 2002 to 34.8% Key quote from the Guardian article from a millennial who's very nervous: “I’m definitely scared, mostly because I’m paying so much for myself and for my student loans, so I can’t put that money into a nest egg,” she said.   These factors are making people very nervous and even scared about the future.

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5 Things You Should Know About Cleantech Investing

Eco-Office Gals

That is a highly-simplified explanation of what it is and so if Cleantech investing is something that piques your interest, we have five things that you definitely should know about it before making a financial commitment: It’s fairly new so definitely do some thorough research.

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How Eco-Friendly is your Furniture?

Eco-Office Gals

For example,e between 2002 and 2011, the organic food segment grew 238%, whereas the overall food ,market grew 33%; similarly, the use of renewable energy grew 456%, while the use of non-renewable fuels actually fell by 3.2%. And it’s driven overall by consumer demand for sustainable products. Big Green Shopping.

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Are We Becoming a Part-Time Nation?

Small Business Labs

  But we're starting to wonder if the recession is hiding structural shifts in both industry mix and job definitions that will lead to higher levels of part-time employment.  In 2002, roughly 18% of all part-timers were teens aged 16 to 19. .   Also not surprising is a much larger group - 8.3

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Do You Want a Balanced Life? He Was Not So Sure. Weigh in Your Thoughts!

Stephanie LH Calahan

.  So, to make sure we are all on the same page (comparing apples to apples) I want to cover the definition of balanced.  n(t)s , there is a lot of definitions around that area of "balanced."  "  The definitions that best fit today's conversation are: 2 : a means of judging or deciding.

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