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

Workplace Insight

has seen a doubling of maternal mortality rates from 2002 to 2018, with a significant racial disparity affecting Black women. Issues such as the “maternity penalty” and a lack of support for women’s health issues contribute to a gap in pay, promotion, and overall workplace equality. days per year ( BMJ , 2012).

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What Is Happiness and Why Is It Important?

Success

in his 2002 best-selling book, Authentic Happiness. We all have a set range of happiness due to our genetics that we naturally return to after events—a job loss or promotion, say—that briefly move the needle in one direction or another. It’s called the “set-point” theory of happiness.

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