Driven by outrage and a resolve to correct a power imbalance that seemed intractable just months ago, 300 prominent actresses and female agents, writers, directors, producers and entertainment executives have formed an ambitious, sprawling initiative to fight systemic sexual harassment in Hollywood and in blue-collar workplaces nationwide.
Disengaged workers cost the U.S. between
$450 and $550
billion in lost productivity each year, and it's up to business leaders to pinpoint and understand the workforce issues that are to blame. What's getting between employees and their drive to stay actively engaged with their work?
For the first time in history, up to
five
generations of Americans are working side by side.
About four-in-ten working women (42%) in the United States say they have faced discrimination on the job because of their gender. They report a broad array of personal experiences, ranging from earning less than male counterparts for doing the same job to being passed over for important assignments, according to a new analysis of Pew Research Center survey data.
The wave of sexual harassment allegations in recent months has shed a light on the many inequities faced by women in the workplace, but often overlooked is the discrimination men deal with at work, especially those who take an active role in parenting.
One of the big business issues of 2017 has been workplace wellness, including mental health. In recent years this has been enshrined in regulation, which has significantly evolved from the general health and safety legislation of the early 1970s to current laws which are concerned with employee wellbeing and mental health.
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