According to the Washington Post‚ wage gap deniers claim that women’s choice rather than discrimination causes the wage gap between women and men. In one sense this statement could be true. In the 2016 Study‚ Demystifying the Gender Pay Gap‚ Glassdoor Economic Research found: “the most male-dominated majors are mechanical engineering (89 percent male)‚ civil engineering (83 percent male)‚ physics (81 percent male)‚ computer science and engineering (74 percent male)‚ and electrical engineering (74
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fundamental terms 2 2.2 Commodity price risk in different firms 2 3 Explanation of derivatives 3 3.1 Options 3 3.2 Futures 4 3.3 Forwards 6 3.4 Swaps 6 4 Hedging strategies with derivatives 7 4.1 Hedging with options 7 4.2 Hedging with futures 7 4.3 Hedging with forwards 8 4.4 Hedging with swaps 8 5 Pros and cons of hedging strategies with derivatives 8 5.1 Pros and cons of options 9 5.2 Pros and cons of futures 9 5.3 Pros and cons of forwards 10 5.4 Pros and cons of swaps 10 6 Practical
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Abortion‚ an option of Teen Pregnancy As soon as I woke up today‚ I turned the TV on‚ there was this news program where the conductors were talking about teen pregnancy. They were having calls from real girls who became pregnant at a young age. It surprised me that Lourdes‚ who is now 46‚ called saying she had an abortion when she was 16‚ since then she hasn’t been able to have kids. Teen pregnancy has become all too common in this day and age. Some teens think it will not happen
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gape in awe the next best-thing. Advances can happen so quickly that what was cutting edge this morning can be tritely familiar by the time our afternoon coffee rolls around. Both Jaymi Heimbuch’s “Balancing Happiness in the Digital Age” and Chris Hedges’ “Retribution for a world lost in screens” take a skeptical look at ever advancing digital technologies while exploring the themes of responsibility and consumerism in the modern era. “Balancing Happiness in the Digital Age” focuses on how to find
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Project Option 1—Individually Linear models are a part of everyday life‚ but many times they are not easily visible. They can be easily related to our life experiences. Read each of the three scenarios below to see how linear models show up in our lives and how we can use them to make decisions. Answer the related questions. 1. Marco and his two younger sisters would like to purchase a silver charm bracelet for their mother’s birthday. They went to the mall and found what they were looking for at
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Identify the external influences that may affect pay levels within an organization: Economy Markets Industry Taxation Competitors Salary trends Pay cuts Shareholders Union Competitive Positioning Where does the organisation want to be in the market in terms of pay: On par with competitors Below industry (cost focused strategy) Leader in the market Set own trends Market pricing This is a system of collecting data on the pay rates for similar jobs in other organisations to establish
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Is the Gender Pay Gap a Fallacy‚ a Myth‚ or Reality? CBS Money Watch says “The Gender Pay Gap Is A Complete Myth‚" the Wall Street Journal calls the issue “The ‘Wage Gap’ Myth That Won’t Die." These are some pretty big guns in the economics game. For them to take such a stand is pretty compelling‚ or is it? According to an article in the Huffington Post‚ the biggest argument is that "differences in the life choices of men and women — such as women tending to leave the workforce when they have
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In the article the authors explain the different hypotheses behind merit pay‚ along with the Principle Agent Model to show why merit pay in public schools is so rare. The “nature of teaching” hypothesis states how difficult it is to evaluate a teacher. This hypothesis shows that the likelihood of merit pay working in public school very inconceivable‚ do to all the other factors that affect public school curriculum‚ like focusing on a topic for longer then the curriculum states should spent on a topic
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The Ables vs. the Binges ! In the Selection “The Ables vs. the Binges” written by John Verdant‚ the author outlines consumer behavior and the consequences it has on family life. The Ables strengthen their community by shopping locally and organically. They take pride in keeping money in the national and local economy and assuring local food security. For example‚ the family has a crate of local vegetables shipped from outside of town each month. The author explains how local business owners respect
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2 Be able to lead a person-centred practice 2-1 Support others to work with individuals to establish their history‚ preferences‚ wishes and needs We have care plans that are set up for each person that comes into any of our homes‚ this will tell everyone all about them. Care plans include their medical conditions and what medication they are on and also past medical history. Care plans are really good as they help everyone to get to know the person also about their families‚ where they were brought
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