Quiet hiring has been a norm in companies in recent years and is shaping workforces across the corporate world. Some employers see it as a way to relieve hiring burdens, and some employees see it as a skill improvement move. However, the overwhelming …
Mental health awareness is everywhere these days. Even the 2024 World Mental Health Day theme, “It’s time to prioritize mental health in the workplace,” reflects the growing focus on self-care.
There’s a good reason for this. Happy employees create…
Strong, influential women are increasingly in the spotlight today—in sports, politics, entertainment, and business (finally!). Yet, despite progress on many fronts, there is still a long way to go before we achieve true equity, particularly when it co…
Japan welcomed 3.1 million visitors in June, setting a record for monthly tourist visits, and that boom looks set to continue. Most of those visitors are drawn by the usual reasons to visit—the food, the rich culture that fuses the traditional and the…
By March 2015, an unnamed job seeker we’ll call “Mary” had grown frustrated. She had been trying in vain for almost two years to get work through staffing agency BaronHR, which places applicants in security, hospitality, transportation, and technical …
Walt Disney has agreed to pay $43.3 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that its female employees in California earned $150 million less than their male counterparts over an eight-year period, the plaintiffs’ lawyers said in a statement on Mond…
Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, is rolling back its diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, joining a growing list of major corporations that have done the same after coming under attack by conservative activists.The changes, confirmed…
Early this year, a child care program in southern Maine was dinged for three minor issues during a routine inspection: A refrigerator at the school where the nonprofit operates was a couple of degrees too high. An employee’s paperwork was kept at the …
“I am a nurse practitioner and see the repercussions of [the gender health gap] daily caring for my female patients.” —Abigale
“Fifty percent of the population suffers through menopause with no real guidance from their doctors because doctors aren’…
As you embark on a journey toward alignment, connecting your professional choices and personal curiosities to your life’s purpose, you might begin to observe synchronicities unfolding. Yet, deeper psychological blocks also emerge.
A frequent excla…
