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How Stay-at-Home Parents Can Transition Back to Work

Harvard Business

For legal reasons , hiring managers can’t openly say what may be on their minds: that you might be a less committed or effective worker now that you’re a parent and have a “gap in your resume.” ” Unfortunately, when a bias is unspoken, it’s much harder to address outright.

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What We Learned from Improving Diversity Rates at Pinterest

Harvard Business

For nearly a decade, I worked at Catalyst , a nonprofit focused on helping women advance in the workplace, consulting with progressive companies who began investing in diversity initiatives in the ‘90s. Diversity doesn’t slow down hiring — it makes it more efficient. referrals).