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Census Data Shows Little to No Change in Male-Female Pay Gap

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Chris Gaetano
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Sep 18, 2020

Data from the Census Bureau shows that, between 2018 and 2019, there has been virtually no change in the pay gap between men and women and, in some cases, it got even wider.
Former Billionaire Succeeds in Giving Away Nearly All Money to Charity

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Chris Gaetano
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Sep 17, 2020

Chuck Feeney, the founder of retail chain Duty Free Shoppers, recently closed his philanthropic foundation because he has succeeded in his goal to give away (nearly) all his money to charity.
Five Years of Efforts to Diversify Boards Have Yielded Only a 2.5 Percent Increase

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Chris Gaetano
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Sep 16, 2020

While corporations have spent years loudly declaring the importance of diversity and inclusion in their leadership, board seat demographics have changed little over five years of active efforts.
Pandemic's Economic Chaos Projected to Increase Number of Children With Severe Hunger by 14 Percent

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Chris Gaetano
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Sep 14, 2020

The number of children under five entering a "wasting state"—that is, their weight dropping so far that they risk long-term health and developmental problems, or even death—is expected to grow by 14 percent, worldwide.
Sustainability Reporting Orgs Join Forces to Create Unified Reporting System

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Chris Gaetano
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Sep 11, 2020

Five organizations devoted to sustainability reporting have announced a joint initiative to cut through the confusion that surrounds the disparate environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards and frameworks by developing a comprehensive corporate reporting system.
Study Finds CEOs with Uncommon Names More Likely to Adopt Unusual Business Strategies

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Chris Gaetano
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Sep 10, 2020

A recent study that looked at 19 years of data on 1,172 public firms found that the ones led by someone with a less common first name were more likely to pursue strategies that deviate from those of their peer firms.
Workers From Elite Schools Perform Better, But Only Slightly

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Chris Gaetano
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Sep 9, 2020

A recent study detailed in the Harvard Business Review says workers who graduated from elite colleges perform better than those who did not, but only by a little, even as they tend to cost companies more.
Economists Finds Widespread Education Has Diminishing Productivity Returns

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Chris Gaetano
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Sep 8, 2020

While more people than ever have college degrees, productivity has slowed to half of what it once was.
Poll: 3 in 5 Women Believe Rise of Remote Work Has Hurt Career Prospects

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Chris Gaetano
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Sep 3, 2020

A recent survey of over 1,000 working age women has found that three in five believe that the rise of remote work in the pandemic era has made their chances of getting a promotion worse.
Study Finds Being a Jerk is Neither Hindrance Nor Asset to Career Advancement

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Chris Gaetano
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Sep 2, 2020

A recent study has found that being a jerk is a neutral trait in terms of career advancement, something that is neither rewarded nor punished in the workplace.

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