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How Discrimination in the Workplace Impacts Black Women’s Health & Well-Being

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The experience took a toll on her mental health. Workplace discrimination and Black women’s health Jocelyn Frye, president of the National Partnership for Women and Families, points out that women of color are more likely to experience sexual harassment and pregnancy discrimination. “I was like an outsider in my department.”

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How Three Post-Secondary Programs Are Setting Autistic Individuals on a Path to Success

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So, the duo founded nonPareil Institute, a post-secondary training institute, in 2008. Crew members follow their choice of tracks including “digital technology training,” “work-readiness training,” “community/social engagement” and “IT support.” Els for Autism is now global with entities in Canada, South Africa and the U.K.

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This Digital Nomad Couple Sold Everything to Travel the World in a Sailboat—Here’s What They’ve Learned About Life, Goal Setting and Relationships

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They met on Tinder in 2015 while living in Sweden as expats: Ellison, an aviation sales director from Des Moines, Iowa, and Darsy, a human resources systems specialist from Paris. These things, like the cultural norms of grocery store shopping, for example, or navigating the public transportation system can be learned fairly quickly.

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Is shorthand still a relevant skill for a minute taker?

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The disadvantage of being a good shorthand typist in a meeting is that you can fall into the trap of taking too much down because you’ve been trained to take verbatim minutes. This guest post was written by Robyn Bennett, Director, Team Link Training Ltd, New Zealand. A shorthand typist can be at a disadvantage.

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Skills required to be a good minute taker

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This guest post was written by Robyn Bennett, Director, Team Link Training Ltd, New Zealand. Her clients have included New Zealand Defence Force, Ministry for Primary Industries, Dairy NZ, Zespri, polytechs, universities, district health boards and councils. Strive to develop these skills so you can be the best minute taker you can.

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Lots of new speakers added to the Virtual Summit

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Her clients have included New Zealand Defence Force, Ministry for Primary Industries, Dairy NZ, Zespri, polytechs, universities, district health boards and councils.Robyn has developed systems and processes around the best way to write minutes and is passionate about sharing these with others who strive to be excellent minute takers.

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One way to create cooler, cleaner megacities: Plant rooftop gardens!

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According to the World Health Organization, outdoor air pollution kills 4.2 From 2015 to 2017, Egypt borrowed $1.03 Tending to community health. Green Savers’ plant doctors are trained to protect and nurture rooftop gardens in Dhaka, Bangladesh. million people every year , mostly in low- and middle-income countries.

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