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Cybercriminals use Google Search in Malware Attacks -&- Why 'People of Color' and 'Women' are Leaving MailChimp

  Cybercriminals using Google Search as the latest trick to snare unsuspecting victims for malware attacks https://www.techrepublic.com/article/hackers-update-gootkit-rat-to-use-google-searches-and-discussion-forums-to-deliver-malware/ SOURCE:  Veronica Combs, Tech Republic  30 current and former Mailchimp employees detail the conditions that led to a 'mass exodus' of women and people of color https://www.businessinsider.com/inside-mailchimp-mass-exodus-women-people-color-ben-chestnut-2021-3 SOURCE:  Tyler Sonnemaker, Business Insider 

COVID Vaccine Side-Effects May Affect Mammogram Test Results -&- Clubhouse is Becoming a Network for Job Interviews

 Doctors Warn COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects Might Interfere with Mammogram Test Results https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/doctors-warn-covid-19-vaccine-side-effects-might-interfere-with-mammogram-test-results/2536533/ SOURCE:  Angie Crouch, NBC Los Angeles  ‘Would you consider working for me?’ Clubhouse, the invite-only social network, is a hotbed for job interviews ‘One of the massive benefits of Clubhouse is you can actually hear the real person — not a CV,’ said one recruiter https://www.marketwatch.com/story/would-you-consider-working-for-me-clubhouse-the-invite-only-social-network-is-a-hotbed-for-job-interviews-11615177577?mod=home-page SOURCE:  Elisabeth Buchwald, MarketWatch 

People are Disguising Themselves as 'Elderly Women' to Get COVID Vaccine -&- A Look at how to Stop Your Emails From Being Tracked

  Two Floridians attempted to get second doses of the Covid-19 vaccine by dressing as elderly women https://wsvn.com/news/local/two-floridians-attempted-to-get-second-doses-of-the-covid-19-vaccine-by-dressing-as-elderly-women/ SOURCE:  CNN Newswire  How to stop your emails from being tracked https://www.theverge.com/22288190/email-pixel-trackers-how-to-stop-images-automatic-download SOURCE:  Barbara Krasnoff, The Verge 

Accenture Commits to Giving 150 Moms Jobs in Tech and Consulting -&- $15B Needed to Fix a Broken 911 System

  Accenture to hire 150 moms for 'highly coveted roles' https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/18/success/accenture-hiring-moms/index.html SOURCE:  Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Business  Experts say $15 billion overhaul could fix the broken 911 system, saving lives and money https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/18/apple-motorola-and-start-ups-such-as-rapidsos-aim-to-fix-911-system.html SOURCE:  Tala Hadavi, CNBC 

CEO's Firing Employees Who Participated in the Capitol Riots -&- Female Physicians are Being Attacked on Social Media

  JAMA study: Women doctors face swarms of ’emotionally distressing’ personal attacks on social media https://www.fastcompany.com/90592468/jama-study-women-doctors-face-swarms-of-emotionally-distressing-personal-attacks-on-social-media?icid=dan902:754:0:editRecirc SOURCE:  Arianne Cohen, Fast Company CEOs are firing employees who stormed the US Capitol after seeing their photos and videos on social media https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ceos-are-firing-employees-who-stormed-the-us-capitol-after-seeing-their-photos-and-videos-on-social-media/ar-BB1cAhra?ocid=msedgntp SOURCE:  Kate Duffy, Insider - Business Insider  (via MSN)

Fortune Ranks the Most Powerful Women in Business & Linkedin Helps You Make a Career Change

 More news regarding career changing strategies and Fortune's most powerful businesswomen.  LinkedIn's new tool helps users make a career change through overlapping skills https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/10/29/linkedin-launches-new-tool-help-users-discover-new-careers/5990592002/ SOURCE:  Coral Murphy, USA Today How Fortune ranks business’s Most Powerful Women in the COVID era https://fortune.com/2020/10/19/mpw-most-powerful-women-in-business-2020-covid/ SOURCE:  Kristen Bellstrom and Beth Kowitt, Fortune Magazine

Amy Barrett Refuses to Express Opinion about Abortion & Growing Violence Against Women in Puerto Rico

 Amy Coney Barrett confirmation hearings continue today. So far, she hasn't been clear about her views on sensitive topics like abortion. However, it still looks like she will be confirmed. Stay tuned. The violence against women in Puerto Rico is sad and alarming. More details below... Barrett refuses to express views on landmark abortion cases https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/520751-barrett-refuses-to-express-views-on-landmark-abortion-cases SOURCE:  Alexander Bolton, The Hill Puerto Ricans demand state of emergency amid rise in violence against women https://www.yahoo.com/gma/puerto-ricans-demand-state-emergency-100400330.html SOURCE:  Cristina Corujo and Jessica Mendoza, GMA  (via Yahoo News)

Why Women are Leaving the Workforce

Checkout the articles below about the reasons women are leaving the workforce -- very interesting. Sheryl Sandberg: Senior-level women are leaving the workforce. If businesses don’t act, we’ll lose our best leaders https://fortune.com/2020/10/09/sheryl-sandberg-lean-in-rachel-thomas-women-leaving-workforce/ SOURCE:  Sheryl Sandberg and Rachel Thomas, Fortune Magazine Why Did Hundreds of Thousands of Women Drop Out of the Workforce? https://news.yahoo.com/why-did-hundreds-thousands-women-152240612.html SOURCE:  Alisha Haridasani Gupta, The New York Times (via Yahoo News)