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

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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. women’s team has been far more successful on the international stage than the men’s team,” according to ESPN.

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Apple To Conduct Rare Layoffs

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The development and preservation teams responsible for managing the construction and maintenance of the tech giant’s retail stores are taking the biggest hit, with the affected staff being told they can reapply for other positions at Apple or face termination. Some managerial-level employees have been offered the chance to remain with the company, (..)

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Unveiling the Hidden Potentials of Remote Work Productivity

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between 2010 and 2019 to 3.3% between 2010 and 2019 to a decline of 2.6% A survey of 3,000 workers at leading companies like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft discovered that 64% would prefer permanent telecommuting over a $30,000 salary increase. These industries experienced productivity growth surges from 1.1%

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The Four Horsemen of the Mandated Return to Office

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23, that all salaried employees would have to return to the office three days a week. For example, in 2019, Meta committed to a five-year goal of doubling the number of Black and Hispanic workers in the U.S. One involved working on improving culture and belonging, such as retreats with fun team-building exercises.

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How Can Office Design Support Multigenerational Collaboration?

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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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Society 18 Founder Pamela Zapata on Supporting Influencers of Color and Knowing Your Worth

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In 2019, she launched Society 18 , an influencer management and digital marketing firm that focuses on multicultural and multiethnic content creators. Because I know what I felt like when I was negotiating my salary—it’s very hard to negotiate for yourself. A lot of it is just figuring it out.

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Industry: the art of working from anywhere

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(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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