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State of Women Entrepreneurs

Viaduct

Survey data from Guidant found that women small business owners were primarily motivated by being their own boss (27 percent) and dissatisfaction with corporate America (23 percent). billion in 2006 to a peak of $345.4 When women succeed, it benefits us all. businesses, compared to just 29 percent before the pandemic.

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The Top 5 Benefits of Gender Diversity To Create a Better Workplace

Vervoe

More alarmingly, the report calls out the lack of progress in closing the economic participation and opportunity gap, which, based on the rate it’s moved since the first report in 2006, will take 257 years to close. What are the top benefits of gender diversity in the workplace? Yet, the benefits don’t end here. Final thoughts.

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Hiring and Retaining a Dispersed Workforce

Glassdoor for Employers

Eighty-four percent of Millennial workers (Source: “ The 2017 Deloitte Millennial Survey ,” 2017) report some degree of flexible working arrangements at their current employers, and advocates claim benefits can range from increased workforce diversity, productivity, and retention to reduced stress and costs.

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1 in 5 Workers Plan to Leave Their Jobs for Younger, Prettier Jobs This Year

CareerBuilder

According to a new survey from CareerBuilder, 21 percent of workers plan to leave their current employers in 2016, a 5-point increase since last year. The survey also offered insight into how employers could improve their employees’ work life and as a result, entice workers to stay. Affordable benefits: 59 percent.

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Mobility at Record Lows While Job-Related Moves Hold Steady: What This Means for Economic Dynamism

Indeed

For instance, moving companies, real estate agents and furniture retailers benefit directly when mobility increases. in 2016, unchanged from 2015 and near the average for the period 2006–2016. This post is based on an analysis of the American Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) of the Current Population Survey (CPS).

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9 Top Diversity Recruiting Platforms

Ongig

A survey by Leger Marketing Inc. (on Other benefits include: Increased creativity in solving problems. It started as a community and was first named Campus Pride Net, and later in 2006 expanded to a non-profit organization today. 3 out of 4 ( about 76% ) of candidates say company diversity is essential when looking for jobs.

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LGBTQ+ Recruitment: 3 Tactics for Effectively Build LGBTQ Friendly Workplace and Why

Recruiting Blogs

Improve your employees' health: A survey carried out by business Impact showed that when LGBT employees spend time and effort hiding their identities in the workplace, they could experience higher stress and anxiety levels. Simmons & Simmons LLP, for example, set up an LGBTQ network in 2006.