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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Announces the 4+1 Commitment to Reduce the Military Spouse Unemployment Rate

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Department of Defense (DOD), down only slightly from 24% in 2017. Military Friendly bases its ratings on six key components including recruiting and sourcing, policies, support and retention, culture, opportunities for advancement and the hiring and onboarding process. By comparison, the unemployment rate in the U.S.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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When she was a junior in high school, Arrington founded the nonprofit ScholarCHIPS, an organization that provides college scholarships, mentoring, mental health support and a peer support network to children of incarcerated parents. Network for her community work with ScholarCHIPS.

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How Women Are Rising in Business

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According to Guidant, the highest number of women-owned small businesses were in retail (18%), followed by “food and restaurant” at 12% and “health, beauty and fitness services” at 10%. She’s a big believer in networking and building relationships with colleagues of both genders. “If of women-owned businesses.

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Five Years After Founding the Me Too Movement, Tarana Burke Remains Focused on Healing

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Since 2017, a number of powerful, and even not so powerful, men from all walks of life—media to politics, corporate America to sports, music to Hollywood—have been called to task for bad behavior: Harvey Weinstein and Bill Cosby, R. This fall, the organization will celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Me Too hashtag that went viral in 2017.

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