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More People Named Jeffrey Got Top CEO Jobs Than Women Last Year

And other surprising takeaways from "The CEO Whisperer's" annual report on top jobs in Corporate America. The roster of newly-minted CEOs at America’s largest companies for 2018 contains more executives named Jeffrey and Michael than it.....»»

Category: europeSource: fortuneJun 27th, 2019

More People Named Jeffrey Got Top CEO Jobs Than Women Last Year

And other surprising takeaways from "The CEO Whisperer's" annual report on top jobs in Corporate America. The roster of newly-minted CEOs at America’s largest companies for 2018 contains more executives named Jeffrey and Michael than it.....»»

Category: europeSource: fortuneJun 27th, 2019

The white-collar recession means there are fewer $100K jobs — and women are landing them more often than men

Fewer people are being hired for $100k jobs. While women are less likely than men to apply, they're more likely to be hired for high-paying roles.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytMay 17th, 2024

Six Minnesota businesswomen named to Inc. Magazine"s "Female Founders 250" list

Inc. Magazine revealed its sixth-annual Female Founders 250 list, denoting 250 women making moves in the entrepreneurial world. And on this year's list were several familiar faces to the Minnesota startup scene......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 15th, 2024

A quarter of women say they are financially worse off a year into pandemic, Post-ABC poll finds

A Washington Post-ABC News poll underscores the ongoing struggles that women and people of color face as they deal far more with job loss, caring for children and rising food and rent prices......»»

Category: topSource: washpostApr 27th, 2021

U.S. companies named 82 Latinx people to their boards in Q1, a 331% year-over-year jump

Latinx people are still rare in U.S. corporate boardrooms, but they’re starting to become less so. U.S. companies added 82 Latinx board members between January and March — a 331% increase from the same period last year, according to new da.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 20th, 2021

Diversity in Silicon Valley tech jobs lags the industry nationwide

It's long been known that there aren't a lot of women, Black or Latinx people working in the tech industry. But Silicon Valley is less likely to have members of those groups in tech jobs than other parts of the country, according to a recent re.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 11th, 2021

The Rich Get Richer: Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk Top Forbes" 2021 List Of World"s Billionaires

Forbes Magazine has compiled the 2021 edition of the World’s Billionaire’s list, with 2,755 men and women ranked as the richest people on Earth — up from 660 more than a year ago. read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaApr 7th, 2021

Pandemic has left women hesitant to switch jobs

The past year has been a disaster for many working women, and it’s left those still working wary of changing jobs. That’s according to a recent report from Indeed, which examined gender differences in job loss concerns and hesitancy to switch j.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 1st, 2021

Dispatches from a Pandemic: ‘I’m not used to counting on the government for my paycheck’: How 3 laid-off workers are coping months after losing their jobs

As the pandemic enters its second year, MarketWatch revisited some of the people who were laid off early on......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 7th, 2021

Economic Report: Hiring sank in December to cap off worst year for U.S. labor market since 2009

Businesses sharply cut back on the number of people they hired at the end of 2020, a new survey shows, with most of the decline at restaurants, hotels and other companies hurt most by the coronavirus. The U.S. lost a net 5.5 million jobs in 2020......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 9th, 2021

Despite economic uncertainty, survey shows that 53 business leaders featured by BI are benefitting from digital transformation spurred by the pandemic

Because of their work, Business Insider named the respondents in the survey to our annual list of the 100 people transforming business in 2020. Getty Images As part of this year's Transforming Business campaign, we polled the Tr.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytJan 8th, 2021

The best argument for $2,000 checks for (almost) everyone is that (almost) everyone has had a terrible year

Even people who have kept their jobs have had a miserable 2020, so giving them a one-time check isn't the worst economic idea in the .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderDec 30th, 2020

The craziest, creepiest year for financial markets I’ve seen in half a century

This was the year the market split from the real economy, with those Americans who own a lot of stock profiting from the market’s rise, while people who have lost their jobs because of the coronavirus downturn are facing economic ruin......»»

Category: topSource: washpostDec 23rd, 2020

The craziest, creepiest year for financial markets I’ve seen in half a century

This was the year the market split from the real economy, with those Americans who own a lot of stock profiting from the market’s rise, while people who have lost their jobs because of the coronavirus downturn are facing economic ruin......»»

Category: topSource: washpostDec 23rd, 2020

Coronavirus boosts U.S. layoffs; job openings fall

Layoffs in the United States jumped to a record high in March, while the number of people voluntarily quitting their jobs dropped to a 4-1/2-year low as the novel coronavirus crisis rapidly changed labor market dynamics......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMay 15th, 2020

How this Columbus nonprofit is shifting one of its signature events to the virtual world

If this were a normal year, YWCA Columbus would've gathered about 2,000 people together Wednesday at the annual Women of Achievement luncheon. Of course, this is not a normal year......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 22nd, 2020

Most people who have lost jobs in pandemic are women

More than 701,000 jobs have been lost over the past two months due to the novel coronavirus outbreak in the US, according to the Department of Labor......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralApr 8th, 2020

Roughly 5 million people in China lost their jobs in the first 2 months of the year

The jump in unemployment was just one of several data points released Monday that showed how severely the virus has hit growth in the world's second-largest economy......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralMar 16th, 2020

Hawaii Venture Capital Association honors local entrepreneurs

Fused Hawaii was named Entrepreneur of the Year and Mohala Eyewear took home the People's Choice of Startup Paradise award at the Hawaii Venture Capital Association's 20th annual Awards Gala at the Waialae Country Club. Entrepreneurs and companies.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsFeb 29th, 2020

UBS releases diversity figures for Americas staff

UBS Group AG said on Monday that 38% of its employees in the Americas at the end of last year were women and 25% were people of color, adding that it aims to increase the diversity of its workforce......»»

Category: topSource: reutersFeb 24th, 2020