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How Discrimination in the Workplace Impacts Black Women’s Health & Well-Being

Success

Watson, a licensed social worker who works for a federal agency, was diagnosed with clinical depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. Six years after reporting her sexual harassment, she got a promotion and was moved to a different department in 2015. The experience took a toll on her mental health.

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The four day week and a case of less is more

Workplace Insight

Between 2015-2019, Iceland ran two large-scale trials of a reduced working week of 35-36 hours with no reduction in pay. The results show that short-term absence reduced by almost 40 percent, with 87 percent of employees reporting improvement in their mental health and a reduction in workplace stress. Global trials.

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Introducing the SUCCESS 125

Success

In her mid-20s, Taja Dockendorf founded Pulp+Wire, a full-service consumer packaging, branding and marketing agency. Pulp+Wire is a 100 percent female-founded and -owned agency that Dockendorf has grown year after year. In 2015, Horn oversaw her firm’s successful acquisition by Finn Partners, a global marketing company.

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