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Why Women and Men Must Join Forces to Shatter the Glass Ceiling 

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Fast-forward to 2018: As the head of WE Communications’ Global Marketing Team, I was standing next to my boss for a picture. From across the conference room, I heard the CEO’s voice. Twirl,” he said. Excuse me?”. “I I said, twirl.”. He was the CEO. So I walked in a slow circle, too stunned to do anything else. Great,” he said. “I

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Workplace Gender Discrimination Is Alive And Well In 2021

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A study published in February, 2021 concluded that female academic internal medicine hospitalists routinely encounter gender-based discrimination and sexual harassment. Among 18 institutions surveyed, women frequently reported inappropriate touch, sexual remarks, gestures and suggestive looks. The young woman’s eyes arched.

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What’s Keeping Indian Women From Taking On Leadership Roles?

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Learn about the impact of gender bias on women and what we can do to support women in the workplace. Women face sexual harassment almost everywhere. The #MeToo movement underlined this dark truth in the lives of women who suffered from sexual harassment in the workplace. Lack of security.

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Workplace Harassment & How to Put an End to It

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So, the concept of harassment is close to the term “bullying”. Harassment can destroy their personality and family life, it can even lead to suicide. Check if you or someone you know has experienced workplace harassment and learn what you can do about it. How can harassment be recognised?

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The Purpose-Driven Life. Q&A with Natalie Rekstad Founder of Black Fox Philanthropy

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Today Natalie is the Founder of Black Fox Philanthropy, a leading fundraising strategy firm that exists to accelerate the social sector’s effectiveness in solving complex problems on a global scale. Natalie was raised in a household with a single mother and five siblings, and together they faced more than their share of hardships.

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How Leaders Can Build a Harassment-Free Work Environment

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It is important to recognize that harassment has a significant impact on the safety and morale of an organization. Here are 6 ways leaders can create a harassment-free workplace: Establishing clear rules for acceptable behavior: Leaders need to set clear expectations for behavior in the workplace.

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Why Gen Z Activists Are the Leaders of Tomorrow

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Welcome to our special section, Thrive on Campus , devoted to covering the urgent issue of mental health among college and university students from all angles. College students home on break will bring with them not only new learning and new friends but, in many cases, new or deepened identities as activists. It doesn’t have to be. .