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The three-tiered system will raise minimum wage in Portland to $14.75, smaller cities to $13.50 and rural areas to $12.50 over a six-year period
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Equality report last year had labelled the airline as having the most male-dominated boardroom among FTSE 250 companies
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Changes to state and private pension have seen improvments for women, disbaled poeple and ethnic minorities, but an ongoing lack of opportunities in the labout market means they will still retire on less
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State senate passes the legislation, which voids a Birmingham city ordinance attempting to raise the city’s minimum wage to $10.10, on a 23-11 vote
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A third of participants say they have had work-related stress, quarter have experienced harassment by colleagues and 10% have felt discriminated against
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92% of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in high-poverty areas relapse less than 36 months after remission compared with only 48% in low-poverty areas
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Privacy experts raise concerns about data collected through employer wellness programs, which they say have potential to become surveillance programs
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The radical idea of handing cash to citizens regardless of whether they work has taken root in Europe. Now America’s tech elite is backing the concept – but why?
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Microfinance is a booming industry in neighbours India and Bangladesh, but has had a slower rise in Pakistan
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Disabled people are mostly ignored by Australian businesses but Melbourne conference highlights five ways to create social change and employ more people
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Despite many female attendees, Melbourne tech conference shows Australia’s digital industry still needs to take women seriously as co-workers and audience
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Despite being ranked the world’s most entrepreneurial country many Ugandans start their own businesses out of necessity, rather than ambition
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With a law change imminent, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s film about an attempted honour killing in Pakistan creates a perfect opportunity to end impunity for relatives who murder women seen as a source of family dishonour
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The gender pay gap hasn’t moved in a decade. Women are retiring with half the super of men and they still do more housework. Sisters, it’s time to kick ass
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Sexual violence is a tool of war, but we have the weapons to end that
Zainab Hawa Bangura and Melanne VerveerFrom Iraq to Bosnia, women are abused in war. We need to implement the laws we already have to protect women and seek justice that empowers survivors
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Social impactSocial impactAbuse of migrant workers is now a top risk for businessesMajority of companies are unaware of how parts of their supply chain could be vulnerable to serious human rights abuse, says report
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