By Meredith Mathis — 2021
You can build back your life
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Many of us have thought of or dreamed about leaving that job to pursue our dreams, maybe start a business, or pursue our passion. While there are practical issues to consider, we also need to overcome the inertia that comes with the fear we experience when taking a major new direction in our lives.
Individuals with disabilities frequently encounter workplace discrimination, bias, exclusion, and career plateaus—meaning their employers lose out on enormous innovation and talent potential.
New research has found nine meaningful reasons that prevent people with disabilities from seeking work.
Sadness is a central part of our lives, yet it’s typically ignored at work, hurting employees and managers alike.
Businesses should make an extra effort to connect with workers with disabilities, a ready, capable, and sizable workforce 20 million people strong.
An 80-year-old law makes it legal to pay people with disabilities less than minimum wage.
When disability isn’t disclosed, we create an invisible layer of additional work for the individual which will affect their productivity.
Women with disabilities are often doubly penalized—for being women and for being disabled.
Insider spoke to a variety of individuals who have different disabilities to highlight some of the biggest issues and types of discrimination that they face in the workplace.
In a work world dominated by automation, digitalization, and increasing incivility, the need for one group of workers, those whom I call “sensitive strivers,” has never been greater.