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Mothers who work remotely are not ‘mommies’

Pandemic well over, a growing number of companies want their workers back at the office. Many still allow certain employees to continue doing some or all of the job remotely. Parents raising young children especially welcome the opportunity to work from home. But as office culture returns ...

What we learned about hybrid work

by Sarah Green Carmichael This was supposed to be the year of returning to the office. The same could be said for 2021, and even the second half of 2020. The office seems to have become a place where we’re always “returning” but never quite “arriving.” Although office ...

Ascend WV updates progress

The Ascend West Virginia program held a digital round table with members of the West Virginia press via Zoom Friday afternoon to discuss the program’s progress. In attendance on the call were Ascend leaders and community partners, as well as two Ascend program participants. First ...

Redefining the ‘work-life balance’ post-pandemic

by Steven Roberts When I returned to my office at George Washington University last week, the calendar on my wall — curled and faded with age — read March 2020. Many Americans are facing a similar experience this fall, and are confronting these questions: What is the future of ...

Must companies treat remote workers like the others?

The surge in COVID-19 cases has prompted many companies to put off planned office reopenings, a delay that will undoubtedly be temporary. A lot of businesses, meanwhile, are adopting hybrid systems whereby some employees come into the office and others do their work from home or ...

Ascend WV is not the remote work program we need

We’ve all seen those wireless carrier commercials that offer  101 incentives to switch from your current cell phone provider to them: The best — and most affordable — deal on a phone plan; the newest, fanciest smartphone for free; and all these bonuses like one-month subscriptions ...

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