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True Gender Equality Is Still 151 Years Away—Despite Recent Milestones

Success

18, 2019, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch completed the 221st spacewalk in support of the International Space Station’s maintenance and assembly, and marked the first all-female spacewalk in history. And yet, gender equality in pay doesn’t exist A list like that, well, it should make our predecessors proud.

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Skeptical Employers Could Miss Gains By Rejecting A Four-day Work Week

Allwork

Employers are skeptical about a four-day work week, but productivity doesn’t decrease at all with a shortened work week. . For example, from 2015-2019 Iceland conducted its own study with 2,500 employees and found no loss of productivity, as well as notable improvements in employee well-being. .

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Digital nomads are starting to price out local communities around the world

Workplace Insight

million, a staggering increase of 131 percent from the pre-pandemic year of 2019. My research has identified four further categories: digital nomad business owners; experimental digital nomads; armchair digital nomads; and, the fastest emerging category, salaried digital nomads. million in 2019 to 11.1 million in 2022.

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Proof of Income: How to Use a Paystub and More to Buy A Home

Small Business CEO

It puts you on the property ladder, grants you rights you didn’t have as a tenant, and gives you a place to call home. In 2019, the median house price in the U.S. To purchase a house at that price, you needed a salary of at least $61,123 to pay your monthly bill of $1,426.21. However, you need more than a salary.

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Most people want to work in jobs that have a positive impact on the world

Workplace Insight

1 in 5 respondents feel that there aren’t enough paid positions to apply for, while more than half (52 percent) believe that ESG or sustainability roles are predominantly volunteer-based or fundraiser roles. Pay is another factor deterring job seekers.

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Why we need to consider switching to a 4-day workweek — now 

Ideas.Ted

The results: Increased productivity and creativity; improved recruitment and retention; less burnout for founders and leaders; and more balanced and sustainable lives for workers — all without cutting salaries or sacrificing customer service. As a result, companies didn’t cut salaries when they reduced hours.

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The Vanishing Executive Assistant—NOT!

Office Dynamics

She received the biggest salary of her lifetime with all kinds of perks. In 2019, I was hired by a large financial firm in San Francisco to develop and facilitate a boot camp for 5 young assistants with college degrees. Yes, thank goodness for that because assistants have brainpower that goes way beyond those basic duties.

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