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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. Here is why: Recent data reveals a concerning trend of discrimination against women aged 35-50 in the workplace (source: HBR, 2022 ). days per year ( BMJ , 2012).

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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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Lab rats – how the UK life sciences sector is struggling to find space to work

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One, TauRx, based in a former bus depot, is trying to develop a treatment for Alzheimer’s and has raised over $800m since its founding in 2002. The UK announced it had rejoined the Horizon Europe programme in September In May of this year, the Government announced a £650 billion package of support for the sector.

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