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How Women Are Rising in Business

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of employer businesses in 2019—a growth of 16.7% million workers in 2019 and grew their workforce by 28%… between 2012 and 2019.” The 2019 “ State of Women-Owned Businesses Report ” from American Express finds women-owned businesses “now represent 42% of all businesses—nearly 13 million—employing 9.4 trillion.”

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Designing For The Future: The Four Essential Elements Of Modern Workspaces

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Well-designed environments foster a sense of community, centering around formal and informal interaction, engagement, and mentorship. In 2019, our firm began the process of relocating and designing our new office, which offered us an opportunity to craft an environment that is in line with who we are and the way we work.

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Report sets out nine ways cities can reduce carbon emissions

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Cities are at the forefront of efforts to reduce carbon emissions in both new development and redevelopment within the built environment,” said Jennifer Holmes, Accenture’s lead for cities, transportation and infrastructure. The breadth and variety of city action can inspire the sector’s confidence to invest in just solutions.

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The Perils Of Ignoring Sexual Harassment Training

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Sexual harassment is clearly harmful to wellbeing and productivity, and when unchecked, it can create a toxic environment that no employee wants to work within. A 2019 report on sexual harassment in the state of California revealed that 36% of women and 28% of men had reported incidences of sexual harassment in the workplace.

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Local Women’s Shelters Wouldn’t Respond, So These Two Friends Decided to Build Their Own

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Through this field she connected with Sheri, a federal officer, who started out as a friend and confidant but is now Shante’s wife. Soon after moving from Miami to Phoenix in 2019, Shante encountered a homeless woman named Janice. He has full confidence that his mom can pull this off. “I A Chance Encounter.

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Leaders: Align Work-Life Promise with Work-Life Reality—Here’s Where to Start

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According to 2018 research conducted by Censuswide on behalf of LinkedIn, 70% of candidates would pass on what sounded like a cushy job offer if they had to work in a toxic environment. According to a 2019 survey published by Glassdoor, 66% of U.S. In fact, maladjusted culture has been a key driver of the Great Resignation.

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When It Come to Employee Mental Health, These 10 Companies Are Setting the Example

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They don’t all look the same—some companies that support mental health have the next generation in mind, and some have workplace environment improvement at the heart of their mission statements. The Wait Until 8th movement is all about community,” says founder Brooke Shannon in a 2019 interview with Institute for Family Studies. “We

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