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How Discrimination in the Workplace Impacts Black Women’s Health & Well-Being

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The experience took a toll on her mental health. Watson, a licensed social worker who works for a federal agency, was diagnosed with clinical depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. A trauma-like effect on Black women’s health For more than 15 years, Sierra Carter, Ph.D., I was good at what I did.”

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It’s time to review (or create) your document retention policy

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Worried that your company might not have a particular document on hand if the IRS conducted an audit? They create a document retention policy that clarifies what needs to be saved, where, and for how long. Courts and government agencies frown upon individual employees selectively keeping or tossing important documents.

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Working Outside: A Critical Component In The New Ecosystem Of Work

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We spend a lot of time working indoors, and yet spending time outside offers numerous benefits for overall health and wellbeing. In fact, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, most of us spend only seven percent of our entire lives outdoors. As we move beyond childhood, humans spend less and less time outside.

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Gigi Gorgeous: How to Stay Grounded When Social Media Is Your Full-Time Job

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You can make lots of money on YouTube or TikTok, but scrolling for hours on end—a research requirement if you want to be great— negatively impacts your mental health. Most creators want to pursue passions like cooking, personal finance or real estate while documenting the journey for other people. What am I here to do?

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The Hidden Costs of Unlimited PTO

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Burnout, in turn, leads to lower productivity and higher employee turnover rate and has even been classified as an ‘ occupational phenomenon ’ by the World Health Organization. Create parameters and document each employee’s leave to monitor its effectiveness in the organization. Should your company consider unlimited paid time off?

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Hostile Work Environments Are Pushing 52% Of Black Women Out Of The UK’s Workforce

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discrimination in the workplace has been well-documented for years, yet major research in the U.K. multi-agency report, the pandemic disproportionately affected BME people in terms of poverty and debt, employment security, domestic and care work and health and mental wellbeing. . In the U.S., According to a U.K.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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When she was a junior in high school, Arrington founded the nonprofit ScholarCHIPS, an organization that provides college scholarships, mentoring, mental health support and a peer support network to children of incarcerated parents. Bathurst Walk-in Clinic and Family Practice Atwal is a trailblazer in the health care industry.

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