New research shows how A Day Without a Woman will affect global economies

New research shows how A Day Without a Woman will affect global economiesNew research shows how A Day Without a Woman will affect global economiesLook around your office today. How many women are in it and how many of them are missing?On March 8, the organizers of the Womens March on Washington are holding A Day Without a Woman, a one-day demonstration to raise awareness of the economic injustice faced by women and people of nonbinary gender.Women are encouraged to take the day off from their jobs and take to the streets. If you cant participate in the strike, youre asked to refrain from shopping and to wear red - the color they say signifies love and sacrifice- in solidarity.Organizers said they were inspired by the success of the bodega and taxi strikes in New York City and the Day Without an Immigrant strike held last month. By showing how global economies need women to function, the organizers want to shine a light on the seen and unseen labor of women and gender-nonconforming p eople everywhere.Here are a fewfacts you can bring up today to show how women around the world are vital, significant economic force to be reckoned with- and why women at work still have far so far to go.Without women, almost half of the global workforce disappearsNew Pew Research Center analysis shows how a global day without women could crash economies. Using labor force statistics from 114 nations with data from 2010 to 2016, the Pew Research Center found that women are at least 40% of the workforce in more than 80 countries.Sub-Saharan African countries have the most working women- but their jobs can leave them more at riskZimbabwe, Malawi, the Gambia, Liberia and Tanzania all had the highest female participation tarif with at least 50% of their workers being women. But women in sub-Saharan African countries were also more likely to be doing informal employment like unpaid family work that leaves them more vulnerable.Without female educators, schools in the U.S. cannot functionS chool systems in North Carolina, Maryland and Virginia are being shut down today because large numbers of their female staffers are striking. In Prince Georges County alone - a suburb of Washington - around 700 teachers requested the day off. It makes sense why schools in particular are feeling the hit.A Time study found that 84% of preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers were in the U.S. are women.Education is not the only industry where women overwhelmingly dominate. Health professions are a stronghold for women, with 91% of all registered nurses and 96.3% of all dental assistants, according to U.S. census data. And nearly two-thirds of minimum wage workers in America are women.The gender pay gap could close by 2044 for some women, but right now its alive and wellWhite women earnabout 79 centscompared to every dollar earned by men, while black women make 66 cents and Latinasearn only59 cents. But for some women, theres hope on the horizon.For young women i n developed markets, Accenture said in a report on Tuesday that they could achieve pay equity by 2044. For this to happen, young women would need to be savvy about their careers and focus on digital fluency and tech immersion, the report outlined. Until then, women will keep marching and protesting and negotiating for that better future.

Robotic Dance Instructors Hit the Floor

Robotic Dance Instructors Hit the Floor Robotic Dance Instructors Hit the Floor Robotic Dance Instructors Hit the FloorTwo partners dance and sway to the rhythm, one leading, the other learning and following. This sounds like a typical night on Dancing with the Stars, but what if one of the dancers happened to be a robot? Not only is this becoming a reality, but you might actually find that the non-human in this scenario is a better and more encouraging teacher than many humans.Diego Felipe Paez Granados began as part of a team at Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan, wanting to turn a robot into, if not a winning contestant on DWS, then at the very least a machine prepared to give adequate dance lessons to an amateur. Now a postdoc researcher at the university, Granados (and his robot) has made great strides.Before I was involved, they developed an initial model that was a female dancer that tried to predict the steps of the partner, Granados says of researchers at the university. Whi le I was on hauptplatine it was about the opposite Can the robot teach you and guide you?A schematic design of the dancing robot. Image System Robotics Laboratory, Tohoku UniversityThe mobile robot uses a tripod on top of a base with three multidimensional wheels attached. There are four degrees of freedom that are designed to emulate a male dancer. This is something of a simplification of the human body, but the result is an adequate emulation of a parties motion while dancing. The whole idea of the project is to have real-time control so we can know what the actuators output is, he says. We have sensors and laser-ranged finders to obtain the fifth position.More For You Read about more breakthroughs in robotics from ASME.orgThree actuators in the robots lower body of controls the mobile base, a linear one in the middle part controls the rise and fall of the dance, and three in the upper body reproduce the torso, arm, and shoulder motions. The shoulder is controlled through a four-b ar linkage.Admittedly not much of a dancer himself, Granados went to a nearby dance academy to understand dancing and the human interaction involved before building his robot. You gain a new appreciation for dancing, he says.So how does the interaction between human and robot begin?Initially the person goes to the robot with a high position of the arms and then the robot, with a screen for the face, explains the steps and motions that person should do and the names of the steps its going to teach, he says. The person tries freely without the robot, following the screen, then the person tries directly in contact with the robot. The robot initially uses speech to tell the person what they should do and, after several trials, the robot stops using speech. The robot then guides them through the dance and it has a scoring system to show how youre doing at your dancing.Sessions with the robot are typically 30 minutes to an hour.The biggest challenge in the project was not only understandi ng how a person moves while dancing, but also how to have the robot communicate what the person might be doing wrong and help correct it.Wed like to eventually have a condition avoidance system and navigation through a room. Im also working on putting a better adaptive system into the robot, he says. Right now, it takes five or six sessions to adapt to a person, but I want it faster.The robot so farhas been limited to teaching the waltz. While Granados saysit doesnt yet feel like a human to him, the robots been particularly good for assessing how advanced a person is with their dancing. He hopes this work can expand beyond dancing and branch out into other fields such as bioengineering where it could assist with the movement of exoskeletons.Its fun to hear about peoples reactions, he says. Dancing is meaningful to so many, and this is definitely a different way to learn.Eric Butterman is an independent writer.Im also working on putting a better adaptive system into the robot. Right now, it takes five or six sessions to adapt to a person but I want it faster.Prof. Diego Granados, Tohoku University

Vault Ranking of Top Law Firms for Your Career

Vault Ranking of Top Law Firms for Your CareerVault Ranking of Top Law Firms for Your CareerVault published its 2019 and 2020 lists of the best law firms for your career Best Law Firms to Work Forand Best Midsize Law Firms to Work For. Associates at these firms rated their employers on job satisfaction, work culture, hours, substantive work, and other criteria. Whether you are a soon-to-be or recent law school graduate, or an established attorney who wants to change jobs, use these rankings to discover firms that offer the best career opportunities. How to Use Vaults Rankings Following are the top 10 firms from Vaults lists of 25 Big and 20 Midsize firms. From Vaults site, you can get more information about each one. For example, click on Overviewto get contact information and basic stats. See how each firm ranked on other Vault lists and what associates said were uppers and downers about them. Also, read about the firms histories and see what news they are making today. QAtakes you to excerpts fromPractice Perspectives Vaults Guide to Legal Practice Areas, andWhy Work Heregives descriptions from the firm.Survey Saysis a premium content area that has further information about the quality of life, career advancement, and salary and benefits. It is for subscribers only, but students at some law schools can access it for free. Non-subscribers can also learn about diversity initiatives at each firm by clicking on the Diversity tab. Vaults Best Firms to Work For Each of the law firms included onVaults 2020 Best Law Firms to Work Forhas upwards of 250 lawyers on its staff, but many have at least 500. Some even employ over 1,000 attorneys. OMelveny Myers LLPLatham Watkins LLPClifford Chance US LLPOrrick, Herrington Sutcliffe LLPFried, Frank, Harris, Shriver Jacobson LLPRopes Gray LLPPaul Hastings LLPJackson Walker LLPCleary Gottlieb Steen Hamilton LLPChoate Hall Stewart LLP Pros and Cons of Working for a Large Law Firm There are benefits and disadvantag es to working for a large firm. Large firms pay much higher salaries and bonuses. Associates get experience working on more diverse cases. Also, having a well-known employer on your resume can help you gain future employment and further your career. The disadvantages include having to work longer days and complete specialized tasks rather than having a variety of job duties. Large firms also typically have a more formal environment. Vaults Best Midsize Firms to Work For None of thefirms included in Vaults 2019 Best Midsize Firms to Work Foremploys more than 200 attorneys and most have fewer than 100. Lightfoot, Franklin White, LLCNelson Hardiman, LLPRobinson Bradshaw Hinson, P.A.Bookoff McAndrews PLLCSusman Godfrey LLPWilkinson Walsh EskovitzCades Schutte LLPNutter McClennen Fish LLPHueston Hennigan LLPWolf, Greenfield and Sacks, P.C. Pros and Cons of Working for a Midsize Law Firm A midsize law firm doesnt have the same name recognition as a large law firm and, therefore, m ay not be as eye-catching on a resume, however, it comes with some benefits. A smaller staff typically means associates have the opportunity to work on all aspects of cases. Additionally, there may not be as much required overtime, and the atmosphere will probably be less formal than in larger firms. The downside is that the practice areas are not as diverse, and salaries are lower. Choosing a Large or Small to Midsize Firm You will have to decide- either before beginning your job search or when assessing job offers- whether to work for a large law firm or a small one. While Vault classifies firms with over 200 lawyers as largeand those with 200 or fewer as small to midsize, Georgetown University Law School has a different definition. It says alarge firmhas more than 100 lawyers andmore than one office location.The termssmall and medium-midsize, according to the school, are relative, depending on its market or region within the United States. For example, the size of a small or medium firm in New York City or Washington, D.C. is different than one in Denver or Cleveland. Georgetown Law goes on to explain that a smaller firmtypically employs 20 or fewer lawyers. Some have diverse practiceareas, but others, called boutique firms, specialize in one area. Large firms usually serve corporations as opposed to individuals and have a wide range of practice areas. While they pay their associates more, large firms also require working more hours each day. Your decision goes beyond choosing between a large or midsize firm. Firms can be broken down into smaller categories, according to BCG Attorney Search, a legal recruiter. In an article titled Which Type of Law Firm Is Best for Your Career, author Harrison Barnes advises attorneys who are searching for jobs to decide if they want to work in main offices of large firms, branch offices of large firms, mid-sized firms, boutique firms, or newer fast-growing firms. Geography and Practice Area You will also need to co nsider where you wish to work. Job seekers who are willing to relocatehave more options than those who want to limit themselves to a particular region. Many lawyers also choose to specialize in a specific practice area such as antitrust law, elder law, copyright law, and biotechnology law. If you have a preference for location or practice area, you can search by these criteria onU.S. News and World ReportsBest Law Firms. Bottom Line Take the time to consider your career goals and those firms that can best meet them. For example, if you are looking for more diverse experience serving individuals, a mid- to small-size firm may be right for you. However, if you wish to work in a more formal atmosphere serving corporations, then a large firm may be the right fit. Research different firms to learn about growth opportunities, work culture, and salary and benefits. Comparing firms along with the type of experience you can gain will platzset you on a path that is best for you.

The primary barrier stopping you from everything you want in life

The primary barrier stopping you from everything you want in lifeThe primary barrier stopping you from everything you want in lifeJack Canfield once said,Everything you want is on the other side of fear.And hes right. But Im going to take it one step further. Pain, discomfort, shock, boredom, impostor syndrome, awkwardness, fear, being wrong, failing, ignorance, looking stupid your avoidance of unterstellung feelings is stopping you from a life beyond your wildfleischest imagination.These arethefeelings that accompany a life of success. And yet, these are the very feelings you relentlesslyavoidFollow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreInteresting how that works, right?Wealth, optimal health, incredible relationships, deep spiritual maturity are allavailable to you. But you have to pay the price to have these things. The primary obstacle in your way ishow you feelabout what you need todot o have these things.Most people arent willing to feel difficult emotions on a regular basis. However, if youre willing todisregard how you feel in the moment, youll have access to a world of opportunity unavailable to 99% of the population.When you feel the fear and do it anyway, you get the satisfaction of living life on your terms. Instead of being a hostage to your emotions, you get to experience them more deeply.Hilariously, once you break past the emotional blocks and just act, its never as bad as you think it will be.Make the decision andactNapoleon Hill said,When your desires are strong enough, you will appear to possess superhuman powers to achieve.Similarly, Tim Grover has said,When you crave the end result, the hard work becomes irrelevant.Put most simply when thewhyis strong enough, youll be willing to do anyhow. The clearer and bigger the why, the bolder the how. Hence, if you 10x your why, youll have insights about how to do things far more effectively than the norm. As Dan Sullivan has said,When 10X is your measuring stick, you immediately see how you can bypass what everyone else is doing.If your dreams are big enough, youll have tododifferent things than youve been doing. Not all hows are created equal. Youll have to do things you dontfeel in the momentlike doing. Youll resist the actions you need to take.If you do what youve always done, youll get what youve always got. What got you here, wont get you there.If you want bold results, you need bold actions.If you want it bad enough, your momentary feelings wont stop you. How you feelright nowis irrelevant. Of course its out of your comfort zone. Of course it may notlagefeel goodin the moment.Said Tim Ferriss,A persons success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have.Are you willing to disregard your momentary feelings to achieve particular results?Start smallLife is practice.Every day is practice. Right now, youre practicing youre experimenting.Start with small stuff and work your way up.For me, taking cold showers is great practice. Even after doing it for years, I still often experience a moment of resistance. But I feel the resistance and do it anyways. Within seconds, the resistance I was feeling is replaced with confidence and satisfaction.The more frequently you can confront and walk past emotional blocks, the more successful youll be.You will ride some amazing emotional waves.Youll find yourself in situations and ask yourself,How did I get here? How am I going to pull this off?Youll put off momentary comforts in order to behave in ways that generate wild success.You can have anything you want in life. There is a path to get there. But youll have to face lots of emotional resistance in getting there.Do it anyways.Right now.Dont delay.Do something right now youve been procrastinating.Do something right now that shocks your emotional system. Youll quickly realize it wasnt so bad.Then do it again, with inc reasing intention.This is the essence of 10x thinking. Certain hows will get you 10x results. Most people wont go there.Are you willing to go there?How big is the emotional roller-coaster of life youre going to ride? Small rises and dips? Or huge rises, drops, spins, and twists? Life is meant to be lived, emotions are meant to be felt and experienced. You get to design the roller-coaster.Do you want the result bad enough that youre willing to feel absurd, horrible, amazing, ridiculous, and stupid to get there?Or, would you prefer feeling safe and regretful?The choice is yours. But everything you want is available. And the more extreme the emotional shock youre willing to walk through, the faster youll get the results youre seeking.Trust YourselfThere must come a point when you stop worrying yourself over the opinions of others. Even the opinions of your heroes.Your work and ideas must eventually come completely and unapologetically through you.Only when you fully trust yourself and your ideas will you be able to create in a bold, honest, and beautiful manner.No matter how successful you become, trusting yourself never gets easier. In fact, it only gets harder with more external noise and pressure. But you will never be happy with yourself or satisfied with your work if you dont do what you truly felt inspired to do.Your most honest work will always be your best work. More than likely, it will also be your most successful work.Ready toUpgrade?Ive created a cheat sheet for putting yourself into a PEAK-STATE, immediately. You follow this daily, your life will change very quickly.Get the cheat sheet hereThis article first appeared on Medium.

Rumored News on Resume Samples 2018 Discovered

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Can We Do More to Help New Grads Find Work

Can We Do More to Help New Grads Find Work The economy is improving, but recent college grads are still having a rough time in the real world. According to theEconomic Policy Institute, recent college graduates face an 8.5 percent unemployment rate and a 16.8 percent underemployment rate. We can partially blame the economy for this, but we can also chalk some of it up to the mistakes that young job seekers make. Some recent grads dont apply to enough jobs 44 percent of them only apply to five jobs at a time. Many grads also fail to take advantage of the Web only 26 percent of them try to find jobs through social media sites. (Stats viaForbes.)But regardless of where we lay the blame, we need a solution. My question is can we employers, recruiters, HR professionals, and all the other players inthe hiring apparatus do more to help new graduates find work?The Association of American Colleges Unive rsities (AACU) seems to think so and I agree.How Employers Fail Recent GradsIn the Spring of 2013, Debra Humphreys, vice president of the office of communications, policy, and public engagement at AACU, made a bold statementEmployers may need to alter their recruiting and hiring practices in order to discover talent wherever it can be found in colleges and universities. While AACU respects the opinions of the geschftlicher umgang and nonprofit leaders who have participated in our surveys, we do not presume that their recruiting and hiring practices are fully aligned with what is needed for the long-term success of either their employees or their businesses or organizations.As an example of employers poor hiring practices, Humphreys cites the ATS, calling it a destructive technologyand lamenting the wayit works against the effort to find the best educated and most talented graduates.Humphreys is not alone in condemning the use of ATSs these facile systems turn the complex process of recruiting intoa game of superficial buzzwords, and manyin the hiring industry agree with Humphreys. Liz Ryan of the Human Workplace drove the point home when she wroteApplicant tracking systems dont inquire about what you learned at a job, what you left in your wake, or what you view as your greatest accomplishment. Our selection mechanism is stuck in 1940, interested only in the tasks and duties and tools you used, as though those things out of context could have any significance to your next boss at all.Aside from ATSs that filter candidates based on insubstantial criteria, the hiring world has another problem the so-called skills gap. In the past, Ive argued that employers perpetuate the very skills gap they bemoanby fetishizing passive candidates and failing toinvest in training programs that would help entry-level employees and recent graduates learn necessary,job-specific skills. I stand by these assertions very little has changed since the March in which Imade that assessme nt.Building Partnerships between Educators and EmployersAgain I dont want to spend too much time playing the blame game. Regardless of who is at fault, the factstillremains recent grads face a bleak employment situation, and we need to change that for the good of our nationalstaat as a whole.Unfortunately, companies can be notoriously selfish, prone to dismiss any call to action that does not serve their bottom line. So lets put the problem of un- and underemployment for recent grads in business-friendly terms employers can either choose tosit back and wait for the skills gap to solve itself, or they can take an active role in solving it.To help improve the employment outlook for recent grads and solve the skills gap, in a way the AACU has started the LEAP Employer-Educator Compact.This initiative brings together college and university presidents and business and nonprofit leaders for the purpose of working together to provide more opportunities for internships and experiential le arning, which better prepare recent grads for the job market.This is how we solve both the skills gap and the employment crisis for young workers partnerships between educators and employers, where both parties take active roles in cultivating the future workforce. As Humphreys says,Forward-thinking business and nonprofit leaders know that their future successand the future success of our nationdepends on whether our colleges and universities graduate liberally educated professionals who are prepared to fuel innovation and effective problem solving in fast-paced global environments.Employers, recruiters, HR pros, and all the rest, I leave you with a questionwould you like to join the forward-thinkers, or would you rather voluntarily cling to the (bleak) past?