Category: Great Articles
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4.3 Million Homeowners Saved from Foreclosure Since Conservatorship
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)’s first quarter 2019 Foreclosure Prevention Report states that the Enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed 38, 968 foreclosure prevention actions in the first quarter of 2019. This brings the total number of foreclosure prevention actions since conservatorship in 2008 to 4,322, 804.
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U.S. Women More Likely to Have Multiple Jobs
Even though a majority of American workers are single jobholders, more workers are steadily holding more than one job in order to have another source of income, gain more experience and explore multiple interests. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Multiple Jobholders in the United States: 2013 report, which looks at characteristics of workers by…
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Happy Father’s Day 2019
NAWRB wishes you and your family a wonderful Father’s Day this Sunday, June 16th, 2019. The holiday was established in 1966 with President Lyndon Johnson’s proclamation designating the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day. The idea was influenced by a woman named Sonora Dodd in 1909, who wanted to honor her father, a widowed…
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Announcing the 2019 NAWRB Leadership Award Winners! Join us Aug. 5th in Pasadena
Women in the Housing & Real Estate Ecosystem (NAWRB) is proud to announce our winners of the NAWRB 2019 Leadership Awards! After weeks of reviewing incredible candidates, we narrowed it down to these exceptional women leaders who are utilizing their expertise, passion and drive to redefine leadership and facilitate additional growth in their industry and…
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Women Produced Four in 10 of Top Animated Films Since 2007
A new study by the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative looks inclusion in the film and TV animation industry, including increasing opportunities for women in leadership positions and challenges women minorities face as they go up the pipeline.
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DOL Announces $1.5 Million Fund for Women’s Apprenticeships & Job Opportunities
The U.S. Department of Labor announced that $1.5 million in grant funding is available to help recruit, mentor and retain women in apprenticeship programs and help women pursue careers in manufacturing, infrastructure, cybersecurity, health care and other industries. The grant will be administered by the Department’s Women’s Bureau and the Employment and Training Administration.
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WHER 2019 Excerpt: Women’s Representation in Global Wealth
Women’s financial empowerment has been bolstered by access to education, increasing participating in the labor force and a growing number seeking entrepreneurship as a means of wealth building. According to the Winning Women: Key Insights for Wealth Firms Targeting Today’s Dynamic Female Clients by Clearview Family Wealth, WealthBriefing, Wealthmonitor and Boston Multi Family Office, surveying…
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WHER 2019 Excerpt: Alzheimer’s & Dementia Trends Among the Older Population
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, 5.8 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, and this number is projected to increase to 14 million by 2050. Of this number, 13.8 million will be people age 65 and older, making it difficult for medical breakthroughs to slow or cure the disease for existing conditions.
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New Corporate Diversity Bill Tackles Obstacles to Diverse Leadership
In February, Representative Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.) introduced the H.R. 1018 – Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019, which will require public companies to disclose the gender, race, ethnicity and veteran status of their board directors, nominees and senior executive officers, as a way to track the progress of diverse representation in the…
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Life of a Female Veteran: U.S. Army Combat Pilot Veteran Erica Courtney (part 5 of 6)
It had been some years now since I got out of active duty. I had ‘transitioned.’ However, it was obvious to me that my veteran community was suffering and struggling to adapt to this new world on the outside. As I travelled the country on business, I would frequently end up sitting next to veterans…