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

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Despite the pandemic—though workplaces are still notably dominated by men— the number of female employees in the workplace has “surpassed prepandemic levels” as of September 2022, according to a USA Today report , making the glass ceiling feel… destructible. However, in 2022, a lawsuit filed by the NWSL against the U.S.

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

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A quick look at diversity in the workplace Between 1970 and 1997, after such screens had become embraced for blind auditions, the odds that a woman would advance beyond “certain preliminary rounds” of a tryout increased by 50%, according to a 2000 study published in the American Economic Review. Start at the top. Former Intel CEO Brian M.

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What Is Sexual Harassment?

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Further to my blog post on Workplace Harassment and Bullying , I was contacted by a lawyer from California who asked if they could post an article on sexual harassment. Jane Howard-Martin, USATODAY.com, December 18, 2002. Nowadays this would not be acceptable behaviour. After management failed to respond to her complaints, she quit.

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