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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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Why Human Connections Are A Business Advantage In A Remote World

Allwork

A report in Science Daily shows that the stress caused by social exclusion or negative social experiences can activate brain circuits associated with physical pain. Paul joined Charter Communications in 2015, and is responsible for all human resources strategies, policies, and practices for more than 101,000 employees.

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Poor air quality affects chess players, and it might be affecting you too

Workplace Insight

Exposure to such concentrations is common in many cities around the world and is classified as moderate to unhealthy by the US Environmental Protection Agency. Between 1995 and 2015, the proportion of high-skilled occupations as a share of total employment increased by roughly 5% in North America and almost 8% across Europe.

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5 Steps to Increasing Your Cash Flow

Office Organization Success

As well as being an inefficient way to run a business, it’s also very stressful. Are you willing to go as far as handing things over to a collections agency? c) 2015 Tracey Lawton. Having the right systems in place leads to consistent revenues, more clients, and less stress and overwhelm.

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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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How big a deal is 1.5°C vs. 2°C of global warming? Significant — here’s why

Ideas.Ted

The essential goal of the Paris agreement of 2015 has been to limit the rise in average global temperatures to no more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels — a time period centered roughly on the mid-19th century. The International Energy Agency (IEA) in Paris has projected that emissions will reach a new all-time high in 2023.

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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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