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Closing The Gender Gap In STEM

The Horizons Tracker

Closing the gender gap in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) goes beyond just getting more women into fields like computer science. They dove into the numbers from the American Community Survey between 2009 and 2019. They finish by saying it’s not just about family roles affecting women’s careers.

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How Much do Software Developers Make in 2019?

Strategy Driven

Software developers have always been in high demand, but in 2019 the appetite for developers has just increased as new innovations and applications emerge. So how much can a software developer expect to make in 2019? The starting salary of cyber security engineers is also misleading. in Computer Engineering from UVA.

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11 Certificate Programs That Pay Well

HR Digest

What are the other alternatives there are out there that would give you the theoretical and practical knowledge to gain a push ahead in your career journey? Such programs are useful for people just starting in their careers or looking for a boost in their career prospects. There is even a certificate finder website. .

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Traditional male-dominated careers still find few takers in women

HR Digest

According to a Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS) 2019 data, there are still many occupations where women are underrepresented and are majorly male-dominated occupations. Aerospace Engineer. Sports and associated careers. Sports commentating, coaching, management, medicine, all are still male-dominated careers.

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EDI approaches that go ‘Beyond Buzzwords’

Chartered Management Institute

It finds nearly three-quarters of respondents had experienced barriers to career progression (73%) or some form of 'discriminatory or exclusionary’ behaviour in their workplace since the start of 2019 (72%).

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When Grit Isn’t Enough: Protection from Burnout and Suicide

Michael Lee Stallard

We first met Dr. Ivy in June 2019 when he was interim CEO of Bridgeport Hospital. It happened during a period earlier in his career when his leadership responsibilities increased while fewer colleagues were available to help carry the load. I came out of it and have gone on and had a good career.”. And I did.

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Are Ph.Ds Turning Their Back On Entrepreneurship?

The Horizons Tracker

The paper shows that the rate of startup formation has been on the decline for companies run by PhDs in science and engineering since 1997, which is particularly worrying as this group is regarded as crucial in transferring knowledge from lab to market. of physicians operating as independent owners in 2019, versus 48.5%