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

Success

Lovelace was running the privately-funded, unofficial project, which he called the “Woman in Space Program,” according to the Library of Congress , around the same time he was testing the Mercury 7 astronauts. Nearly 60 years later, on Oct. The minimum for other MLS players, “who must be 24 or younger,” was $56,250.

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Apple To Conduct Rare Layoffs

Allwork

The post Apple To Conduct Rare Layoffs appeared first on Allwork.Space.

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How Can Office Design Support Multigenerational Collaboration?

Allwork

They were poised to say goodbye to college life and enter the workforce as salaried professionals. So, we invited an enthusiastic, circa-2019-graduate interior designer and Gen Z colleague to join the conversation. Four to five short years ago, the first wave of Generation Z knew what their futures would hold.

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Industry: the art of working from anywhere

Workplace Insight

Research from the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution, August 2023) Even before the global lockdowns flexibility was already a feature in the workplace: 20 years ago, people were putting flexibility and personal development above salary.

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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. This is a huge misconception that society has embraced and projected. She is living it up.

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“EAs Need Better Press.” Agreed. Solving the EA PR Problem Once and For All

Bonnie Low Kramen

Do the research on your salary. Given a choice, advocate for salary versus hourly compensation. Ask to sit in on meetings and volunteer for projects that will stretch you, including managing others. In May, 2019, her work was profiled in a Forbes (online) cover story. Ask HR for a Pay Evaluation. Don’t wait to be asked.

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How to overcome the downsides of contract work

Page Personnel

Where possible, contractors typically try to overlap several projects. In early 2019, throughout my vacation to Jogjakarta, Indonesia, I worked for at least four out of five nights I was there. It could be that you gain enough experience over several projects to gain a manager title somewhere interesting.