Author Archives: NAWRB

Number of Females as Admirals and Generals Doubles Since 2000

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18 Apr

A recent report by the Service Women’s Action Network (SWAN) shows that more women are in senior enlisted and officer ranks as more are pursuing careers in the military. There were 30 female admirals and generals on active duty in the five services in fiscal 2000. In 2018, there were 63 females occupying senior positions in the military. The increase of female representation is credited to more women staying in the military and more opportunities being made available, such as military occupational specialties.

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U.S. Department of Labor Introduces Mental Toolkit for Employers

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18 Apr

One in five American adults experiences a mental health condition each year, and work often plays a critical role in their wellness, states the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)’s Disability Employment Policy. To address this issue, the DOL recently introduced the Mental Health Toolkit, an online resource for employers to help them understand mental illnesses their employees might be dealing with and ways in which to create a supportive work environment.

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BE HEARD Act to Confront Workplace Harassment in All Industries

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12 Apr

This past Tuesday, Congress introduced Bringing an End to Harassment by Enhancing Accountability and Rejecting Discrimination in the Workplace Act, otherwise called the BE HEARD in the Workplace Act (BE HEARD Act), in an attempt to end workplace discrimination across all industries and in businesses of all sizes by improving current workplace harassment laws.

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Most and Least Affordable U.S. Metro Cities

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09 Apr

A new study by GOBankingRates looks at the most and least affordable U.S. metro cities to live in by evaluating government and industry data. To determine this list, researchers looked at how much money one would need to cover basic necessities, such as housing, health care, groceries, utilities and transportation.

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Low Spacesuit Supply Forces NASA to Cancel First All-Female Spacewalk

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02 Apr

NASA had to cancel the first all-female spacewalk scheduled for last Friday because the International Space Station (ISS) did not have enough space suits to fit both women. NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Christina Koch were going to perform the spacewalk together to install new lithium-ion batteries in a solar array, supported by a female flight controller on the ground. Not having enough space suits for female astronauts indicates more work needs to be done to reach gender parity in the space industry.

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Equal Pay Day 2019

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02 Apr

Today, April 2nd, marks Equal Pay Day, a day representing how far into the new year women have to work to earn the same amount of money men did the previous year. About four months into 2019 women finally equaled men’s 2018 earnings, due to the pervasive gender pay gap that results in women earning approximately 80 cents to every man’s dollar.

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10 Most Popular Cities for Millennial Homebuyers

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28 Mar

We often hear that Millennials are currently driving the housing market. This rings true even for those in their 20’s nearing their 30’s, a prime time for first-time buyers. In a recent report, Realtor lists the most popular U.S. cities for Millennial homebuyers between the ages of 20 and 29 by looking at where they took out the highest percentage of mortgages last year from a pool of 200 large metropolitan areas.

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Companies with the Best Outlook in 2019

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26 Mar

Comparably, a platform that provides comprehensive data on work culture for companies across the United States, just released their Best Company Outlook Awards 2019. The annual awards highlight companies with the best outlook, who are ranked by employee ratings regarding how they feel about the company’s future and whether they would recommend the company to a friend.

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Facts on the Current State of U.S. Women

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22 Mar

This month is Women’s History Month, dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the central role of women in American history. In honor of this occasion, NAWRB presents important facts by the U.S. Census Bureau on the current state of women in their latest Facts for Features piece.

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