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| By Meredith Lepore |
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Bonus Round
Good news if you’re already making dozens of gift lists for yourself for all your friends and family. It looks like you may be getting a bonus this year. According to a new survey from Accounting Principals, 67 percent of HR managers reported their company plans to give monetary holiday bonuses this year—with an average of $858 per employee. Woohoo! Signs you’re in the bonus pile? Eighty-one percent of HR and hiring managers noted that certain actions will more likely result in bonuses—54 percent of respondents voted for staying more motivated throughout the year, followed by being more positive or upbeat (43 percent), volunteering to take on more job duties (32 percent), reminding the company of their accomplishments (22 percent), or asking their supervisor for a bonus directly (13 percent). [Related: 12 Levo Team Members Share the Books We’ll Be Reading Over the Holidays]
Ladies in Waiting
And now onto some not-so-great news: New data from the World Economic Forum’s annual Global Gender Gap Index shows that it could be more than 100 years before women around the world earn as much as men (118 years, to be exact). Currently, women earn half of what their male peers are paid all over the world. Or you can look at it this way: women are making what men made way back in 2006. That was before the iPhone came out! Read more about this staggering study here. [Related: Here’s the Harsh Truth About England’s Pay Gap]
Cool Beans
Coffee addicts got the ultimate seal of approval this week and it had nothing to do with festive holiday cups. A new study published in the journal Circulation found that coffee is “associated with a lower risk of total mortality.” The Harvard scientists looked at 167,000 women and 40,000 men and found that those who drank three to five cups per day were 15 percent less likely to die a premature death. Decaf had the same results, so it has more to do with the bean’s nutrients, not the caffeine. [Related: 4 Life Hacks for People Who Spill Coffee on Everything]
Interesting Things (in a Sentence or Two)
Jennifer Lawrence, Cate Blanchett and 6 More Top Actresses on Pay Gap, Sex Scenes, and the Price of Speaking Frankly: “There Is Always a Backlash” (The Hollywood Reporter)
Malala Strikes Back: Behind the Scenes of Her Fearless, Fast-Growing Organization (Fast Company)
Your Ultimate Guide to Entrepreneurship (Levo)
Levo #POTD (Profile of the Day)
Meet Alexandra Skaraki, a journalist who has written for print and online outlets in Greece. Check out her very cool profile here. Then discover more must-see profiles on Levo’s Front & Center.
Levo Loves….
Essence‘s latest (free!) Empower U e-learning course teaches us “How to Be Frugal and Fabulous in the Instagram Age.” You will learn how to stay in your own lane, be smart with your money, stay out of crushing debt, and still live and build toward the lifestyle that you really want. Sounds good to us!
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