Author: NAWRB
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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…
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Existing Home Sales Increase 5.6 Percent in November
According to the National Association of Realtors® (NAR), the sale of existing homes increased for the third straight month in November, reaching the strongest pace in over a decade. The West was the only major region to not experience a surge in buying activity last month. Total existing home sales—completed transactions of single-family homes, townhomes,…
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LIVE Updates: 2017 NAWRB Conference- Keynote: Economy- The Forecast
Toni Moss, CEO, AmeriCatalyst, LLC kicks off the third day of the conference with a captivating Keynote Address on the current state of global economics and how globalization will affect our future.
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LIVE Updates: 2017 NAWRB Conference-Small Business Sustainability Care Package
In this session moderated by Desiree Patno, CEO & President of NAWRB, panelists Michelle Hollis, Director, 6th Street Consulting; Laura Hartsgrove Baker, Sales Director, Herbert H. Landy’s Insurance Agency; and John Moon, District Manager, Community Development, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco gave their unique insights into the four main pillars of NAWRB’s Small Business…
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NAWRB Nominee City Girl Prepper Advances to Semi-Final Round in InnovateHER Challenge
We are excited to announce that NAWRB’s nominee for the InnovateHER Challenge, City Girl Prepper, is one of the six local winners advancing to the semi-final round! City Girl Prepper is helping women to be prepared for everyday disruptions and disasters with ready-made emergency kits and gear designed for women and their families. City Girl…
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Newsletter: House Votes to Eliminate Dodd-Frank – Small Business Owners Confident in Future
House Votes to Eliminate Dodd-Frank The House of Representatives has voted to pass the Financial CHOICE Act of 2017; among its objectives, the act aims to restructure the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) into a consumer law enforcement agency and replace the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The Financial CHOICE Act was…
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Newsletter: The Key to Maintaining Relationships with Women – The Poverty Problem Keeping Women Out of Housing
The Key to Maintaining Relationships with Women Whether they are with a partner, family members, close friends or colleagues, long-term relationships are all maintained in distinct ways. If you know someone long enough, you discover what you mean to each other and what you enjoy doing together. Physical distance is a factor that significantly complicates…
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Newsletter: Equal Pay for Women and Minorities – What’s the Real Reason Women Get Paid Less than Men?
Intel Achieves Pay Parity for Women and Minorities Tech giant Intel recently released its Diversity & Inclusion Annual Report 2016, detailing the state of women and minorities within the company. While the report makes clear that the overall increase of underrepresented minorities in Intel’s U.S. workforce was small, reaching 12.5 percent in 2016, up from 12.3…