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... Marianne Bertrand, an economist at the University of Chicago, illustrated the impact of names on one’s chances of employment. The researchers sent thousands of resumes to employers with job openings and ...
... study by Christopher K. Hsee, Jiao Zhang, Cindy F. Cai, and Shirley Zhang of Booth School of Business, University of Chicago; School of Business, University of Miami; and Antai College, Shanghai Jiao Tong ...
... history. But because we are creatures of comparison, it’s harder to get happier and happier.”
Does Money Buy Happiness?
According to a study by Princeton University professors, Alan Krueger and ...
... halt and drawing us further and further into our homes. It seemed that everything had slowed down; school and university, national exams and holidays, religious rites and social gatherings were all put ...
... the opposite. In some cases, companies proclaiming their support for diversity have served only to invite the response ‘This you?’ accompanied by a screen shot of their all white (and usually all male)board ...
International Maritime and Environmental Law Advisor
Educated at Achimota School, Ghana, H.E. Judge (Dr.) Thomas Mensah is a graduate of the University of Ghana, holds law degrees from ...
... graduated from the University of Ghana and then studied abroad, first taking law at the University of London, graduating in 1959. In1961, he joined
Yale University Law School, United States, obtaining ...
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More than a third of the UK’s top companies do not have any ethnic minority representation on their boards and FTSE boards will struggle to hit diversity targets, according to a UK government-backed ...
Calling aspiring freelancers!
On 28 December 2019, I received a letter congratulating me on being awarded a CBE in the New Year Honours list by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for my ...
... developing regions.
Essa Chanie Mussa, an Ethiopian assistant professor at the University of Gondar, zeroed in on the issue of youth employment in farming jobs in southwestern Ethiopia. Mussa highlighted ...
... white colleagues agree with that statement.
Falling Short on Diversity
Using a wealth of quantitative and qualitative data, featuring findings from a national survey, Being Black in Corporate America: ...
... you. You can’t do it all by yourself. So split your efforts
equally between working tirelessly and finding the right specialists to support you.
When you build a team, work with diversity in mind ...
... not without considering carefully other related aspects, such as skills, education, training, enterprise and social services” he said.
Professor Tchetche N’Guessan, of the University of Felix Houphouet-Boigny, ...
... for training in diversity and interviewing skills, while giving the appearance of objectivity, do not always engage with the detailed processes of the job interview or scrutinise them for the potential ...
... University of Life.
Private schools as a child from a band of strict Catholic nuns; then the local mixed secondary comprehensive in Beckingham; followed by a brief spell on an English degree course ...
... employer had a policy to promote workplace diversity and inclusion. One in five (22 per cent) employees said they weren’t certain their workplace was ‘truly’ diverse, while 19 per cent said their workplace ...
... her innovative products are promoting diversity and culture.
ReConnect Africa: What was the inspiration behind setting up Zuree?
Saffron Jackson: My daughter was the inspiration behind the ...
... of Education and University College London Institute of Education, builds on two key studies – the joint International Association of Universities and Catalan Association of Public Universities report, ...
... at…
…Comboni School in Asmara, Eritrea, and I went on to Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada and then to the University of Westminster in London.
Terhas Berhe is the Managing Director, Brand ...
... diversity
UK Businesses Struggling to Find Skilled Staff, says Research
More than nine in 10 (91 per cent) UK businesses have struggled to find skilled workers in the past year, according to ...
... can business and the government learn from these latest results to help accelerate progress on closing the gap?
Join us to learn about the latest developments on gender diversity in business, hear practical ...
... Hsee, Jiao Zhang, Cindy F. Cai, and Shirley Zhang of Booth School of Business, University of Chicago; School of Business, University of Miami; and Antai College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University researched ...
... not only attending university, but studying medicine. During an interview with the selection panel she was told in no uncertain terms that her ‘kind’ should not punch above their weight –she had neither ...
... can you tell us a little about your early years?
Kwei Quartey: My three brothers and I were born in Ghana to a black American mother and Ghanaian father, both of whom were lecturers at the University ...
... democratic freedoms in Sierra Leone and to bring quality and independent analysis and commentary to readers across the world.
My first job was…
…self-employment. When I came out of university in Manchester, ...