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More Than Childcare Needed To Fix Unequal Labor Market

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economist Claudia Goldin, the recipient of this year’s Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, has conducted research shedding light on these issues, particularly the gender disparities in the labor market. The hypothesis was that a swifter return to the labor market could enhance a mother’s prospects for professional advancement.

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Research Shows The Sleep Struggles Immigrants Face

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They looked at people aged 18–59 from 2008 to 2015, with a final group of 118,233 person-years from 33,143 folks. This sleep bonus is bigger for immigrants with less education or lower wages, but it fades away faster for them. Immigrants with less education and lower pay often have tough jobs that start early in the morning.

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Leadership Development and Educating our Young :: Women on Business

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There is lots of conflicting research about what really matters in the process to educate children. Education is not bringing forth from the core of the young the ability to learn and discern. We can and need to take part in the larger dialogue about education whether we have biological children or not.

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The Importance of Testing in an E-marketing Campaign

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The same principles apply to e-marketing: before rolling out a campaign to a large audience, test it on a small one. How does their e-marketing supplement their traditional marketing? Create a Benchmark Traditional direct marketing always uses a control piece as the benchmark, generally with an A/B split test.

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Research Reveals That Apprenticeships Offer A Bright Future To Participants

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The labor market has been pretty loose since the 2008 financial crisis, with this underpinning a considerable rise in credentialism that has seen employers demanding four-year degrees for even entry-level jobs. With the labor market tightening, it’s clear that such alternative routes are urgently required.

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The Rise In Precarious Employment During Covid-19

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As with so much, however, a new study from the University of Illinois Chicago highlights that the precarious nature of the labor market is largely a continuation of a pre-existing trend rather than something brought about specifically by the pandemic. Uneven uncertainty. Increasing awareness.

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Health, Wellness, and a Giveaway to WomenonBusiness Readers

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20 Best Marketing and Social Media Blogs by Women from Forbes Includes WomenOnBusiness.com Forbes.com published a list of the top 20 marketing and. Summer Giveaway from Women on Business Thanks to CSN for offering another giveaway to WomenonBusiness.com readers.