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This High School is Doing Whatever it Takes to Mentor First-Generation Students

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In Homer’s ancient story The Odyssey , the goddess Athena, disguised as old man Mentor, reveals to the hero’s son the right path to take. Skip forward several millennia and across the Atlantic to an urban high school preparing teens for life after graduation, and the image of mentor-as-lone-sage doesn’t quite paint the picture.

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Does Returning to the Office Help Diversity?

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After analyzing over 10 million accounts, LinkedIn found that, compared to January 2019, in October 2022, 20% more women applied to fully-remote jobs while men decreased by the same amount. In 2019, before the pandemic, Meta committed to a five-year goal of doubling the number of Black and Hispanic workers in the U.S.,

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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Female entrepreneurs , CEOs and community leaders who mentor and support young women provide invaluable guidance, helping them overcome challenges and achieve their ambitions. She is a 2023 CNN Hero, a 2022 Soros Justice Fellow and a 2019 JustLeadershipUSA Leading with Conviction Fellow Alumna. With the U.S.

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The BossBabe Community of More Than 4 Million Is Strengthened by the Bond Its Founders Share

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The idea to create an online space for ambitious women evolved into a concrete plan, and by 2019, the business partners launched BossBabe. During the next 18 months, Canty sought out mentors with successful online businesses. I just sent [Ellis] all this information,” Canty says.

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Tim Leberecht of The House of Beautiful Business | Making Business More Human

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If the structures are increasingly informal and blurry and hybrid and I had an interesting conversation with with the CEO of a big automotive company about this. My my friend and mentor Priya Parker, who wrote this wonderful book, The Art of Gathering, always says if everybody is. And they can give us cues and information.

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If You Think You’re Unbiased, You’re Wrong

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A 2012 study conducted by Yale researchers revealed that even science professors—male and female—evaluate the information on a résumé more harshly when the applicant is a woman. As of 2019 , Minnesota is home to 6% of immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa, according to the Migration Policy Institute. As of 2019 , U.S.

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Writing Meaningful Performance Goals

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Once you have this information, it’s easier to tailor your goals to your department’s or organization’s objectives. These programs often come complete with tutorials and information to help you work through your thought process and get your goals down on paper. Ask how they see you contributing to the company’s success. Efficiency.

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