Tag: women
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Happy International Day of the Girl!
International Day of the Girl is a youth-led movement working toward gender justice and youth activism. The day was established in 2011 when, as a result of extensive advocacy, the United Nations voted to declare October 11 a day to celebrate the 1.1 billion girls around the world and help them create better futures.
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Don’t Miss Out on Upcoming NAWRB sheCalls
NAWRB sheCalls are an invaluable tool of which professionals, especially women, in the housing ecosystem need to take advantage. During sheCalls, participants have the opportunity to hear from and converse directly with leading industry professionals on pressing topics.
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FDIC Introduces Financial Services Website in Spanish
Today, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released a new Spanish-language website. The site offers links to the agency’s valuable resources in Spanish in observance of Hispanic Heritage Month.
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Happy National Women’s Small Business Month!
October is back which means it’s National Women’s Small Business month! Take part in honoring our nation’s women small business owners alongside organizations like NAWRB, the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the National Women’s Business Council (NWBC).
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Best Companies for Working Moms
What can companies do to help their working moms? Working Mother Magazine recently compiled a list of the 100 best companies for working families and mothers in 2016, elucidating just how much companies can do to support their workers with children.
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Why It’s Hard for Women to Enter the C-suite
There are still little to no opportunities for women in the C-suite in 2016. Men are being promoted at predominant rates and qualified women are being ignored. What’s more alarming is that although this gender disparity occurs in even the highest levels of leading companies, it’s established well before women get there.
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Why Are We Still Discussing Hillary Clinton’s Clothes?
The first of the final series of debates leading to the historic 2016 U.S. election took place last night. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump took the stage to convince the American people of their worth to lead the nation.
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Rebecca Steele Cleared With Prejudice in 2008 Financial Crisis
In October 2013, Rebecca Steele became the only person found liable for their part in the 2008 financial crisis. This verdict was the result of a 2012 civil lawsuit filed by the office of Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara against Steele and Bank of America Corp., which alleged that Countrywide Financial Corp.—now owned by Bank…
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The 3rd Annual NAWRB Women’s Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Conference
The 3rd Annual NAWRB Women’s Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Conference concluded last night with our buzzing Roaring Twenty Awards Gala that saw award winners and attendees dancing late into the night to the beautiful tunes from the Sam Sorenson Band with lead singer Brenda Lynne. Coming together with so many women, housing ecosystem professionals and supporters of…
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Hear Three Women Discuss their Homeownership Stories at the 2016 NAWRB Conference
As part of our National Women’s Homeownership Initiative, the 2016 NAWRB Conference will feature three recent women homebuyers detailing the effect of homeownership on their lives and their home buying process, including the factors that influenced their decision on the homes they bought.