Month: January 2018
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“A New Day Is On The Horizon”
During the 2018 Golden Globes last night, Oprah Winfrey gave an unforgettable and inspiring speech while accepting the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement—becoming the first African American woman to receive the honor.
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New Tax Laws Affect High-End Housing Markets and HELOCs
The new tax bill that was passed by Congress in December 2017, celebrated as the Trump Administration’s first major legislative victory, will have inadvertent consequences for potential homebuyers looking to buy homes in high-end markets, and those with existing HELOCs. A decrease in home prices and caps on tax deductions, among other effects, will lower…
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Accelerator Program for Multicultural Tech Startups
Are you a technology startup looking for funding and opportunities for growth? The Multicultural Innovation Lab, an accelerator program hosted by Morgan Stanley, is seeking applications until January 19th from technology startups with multicultural or women entrepreneurs to jump start their company in 2018.
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Iceland Becomes First Country to Legalize Equal Pay
This Monday, Iceland became the first country to make it illegal to pay women less than men, a tour de force for gender equality in the workplace. The world’s most gender-equal country for the past 9 years, ranked by the World Economic Forum, is utilizing legislation to eliminate the gender pay gap after successfully closing…
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Legal Assistance for Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
NAWRB: Women in the Housing Ecosystem is committed to improving women’s economic growth. From increasing awareness of sexual misconduct to providing tools for women’s financial independence, NAWRB provides resources to help women professionals succeed in the housing ecosystem. A new resource is an anti-harassment initiative providing women and men with legal assistance and actionable solutions…