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June 28, 2017
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How tech startups make working mothers feel unwelcome
How some tech startups make working mothers feel unwelcome
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Women with children can feel alienated at tech startups, which often have a collegelike atmosphere based on late nights and drinking. But startup culture might be changing, says Kim Rohrer of Disqus, who notes "what's going to set you apart is how you treat your employees."
The Guardian (London) (6/26) 
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Recruiting & Retention
The best places for millennials to work
Fortune's list of the 100 best workplaces for millennials includes representation from the public accounting and consulting fields. Keys to recruiting and retaining millennials include helping them understand the value of their contributions and giving them chances to learn and develop, experts say.
Fortune (6/27) 
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Leadership & Development
Benefits & Compensation
Study: Pay differs between women, men who don't give salary history
Women who decline to provide salary history to a potential employer end up making 1.8% less than women who disclose it. Men who refuse the request make 3% more than female counterparts, according to the Pew Research Center.
Bloomberg (6/27) 
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Path to Workforce
House reauthorizes Perkins Act
House reauthorizes Perkins Act
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Members of the US House voted Thursday to reauthorize the Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. Among other things, the measure would require states to detail how their training programs prepare students to meet the needs of the local labor market.
The Hill (6/22),  Education Week (tiered subscription model) (6/22) 
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The HR Leader
Facebook COO calls for business-culture changes
Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said she would like to see business cultures become gender-free and promote equality, particularly in advertising and marketing. "We need to market to women as leaders and scientists and STEM scientists. And we need to market to men as communal," Sandberg said.
Forbes (6/26) 
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