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☆ A millennial dad of 2 bought an abandoned home in Japan for $23,600. He says restoring it is easier than expected.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Eric McAskill bought an abandoned house, or akiya, in the rural Japanese countryside for $23,600. Eric McAskill and his wife, together with their two children. Over the next decade, he would find himself visiting Japan again and again, each time visiting a different prefecture. McAskill bought his akiya through an akiya bank, which is a database maintained by the local municipalities for abandoned or vacant houses. "The first person to bid starts to enter into negotiations with the owner," McAskill said of the bidding process in Japan.

Persons: Eric McAskill, Eric McAskill's, —, McAskill, let's, Eric McAskill McAskill, Eric McAskill McAskill's, I'm, haven't, It's, I've, he's Organizations: Service, IKEA Locations: Wall, Silicon, Japan, Bali, Nagano Prefecture, Vancouver, Canada, Abashiri, Hokkaido, Yonaguni, Taiwan, Indonesian

☆ Philadelphia's mayor says his fellow Democrats just voted for more people to die from drug overdoses. Experts say he's right.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

People should not, generally, inject into their bodies a substance they bought with cash from a stranger on the street. And many will not resort to best practices, like using a clean needle, and contract diseases that require lifelong treatment. In 2019, the former president's Department of Justice sued to stop a Philadelphia-based nonprofit, Safehouse, from opening what would have been the country's first safe injection site, citing a federal law originally aimed at crack houses. AdvertisementAdvertisementBesides, Philadelphia, a city battling not just drug addiction but poverty and gun violence, is not about to open drug treatment resorts. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney is one of the few public officials to explicitly endorse supervised injection sites.

Persons: Philadelphians, Scott Burris, Isaiah Thomas, Thomas, Mike Driscoll, Donald Trump, Biden, Nora Volkow, Ronda, Goldfein, —, Jim Kenney, Cherelle Parker, Kenney Organizations: Service, Center of Public Health, Research, Temple University, Philadelphia Inquirer, president's Department of Justice, National Institute on Drug, New York Times, of Pennsylvania, Walmart, Philadelphia, Democratic Locations: Philadelphia, Wall, Silicon, Kensington, Vancouver, Canada, Philadelphia's, New York City, Ronda Goldfein, Europe

☆ We left Florida because our homeowners insurance ballooned to $12,000. We walked away from everything we knew so our kids could have a future.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

They fled to Wisconsin after their homeowners insurance premium doubled, seeing no end in sight. Natalia: In 2016 my husband and I purchased the home I grew up in in Plantation, Florida, from my parents. After the roof, we got a quote from the statewide insurance, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation. AdvertisementAdvertisementIt was just kind of like you're walking, you're walking, you're walking with your head down, and then when you finally look up, you realize you're lost. John: We haven't paid insurance yet, but all our neighbors tell us that insurance is about $1,200 a year.

Persons: Natalia, John, It's, we're, FPL Organizations: Service, Property Insurance Corporation, Florida Power, Wisconsin Dells, . Wisconsin, Olive Photography Locations: Florida, Wisconsin, Wall, Silicon, Plantation , Florida, Fort Lauderdale, Dell Prairie , Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Miami, That's, Dell, Plantation, South Florida, ., . Wisconsin Dells , Wisconsin, Disney

☆ 29-year-old background actor on the SAG-AFTRA strike: AI could mean 'I have nothing new to offer'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Among those on strike are the many extras who fill screens countrywide, performing nonspeaking parts, often in the background of a scene. She's since made a living as a background actor in shows like "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," "Succession," "Law and Order: Organized Crime" and "Blue Bloods." The ninth and tenth hours pay time and a half and any hours worked beyond that pay double. Being on set shows you 'how different actors behave'It's hard to say how many people do background work in the U.S. "My whole New York network has been built through background," Cunningham says.

Persons: Esther Cunningham, Cunningham, Maisel, AFTRA, Jonathan Handel, it's, Kendall Roy, Jeremy Strong, Kate Fortmueller, it'll, It's, She's Organizations: NBC Universal Screen Actors, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, SAG, Alliance, Television Producers, Wheaton College in, Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati, New York Times, HBO, Georgia State University, Labor Locations: Cincinnati , Ohio, New York, Wheaton College in Illinois, Cincinnati, Coney, U.S

☆ What Happens When Global Human Population Peaks? - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Dean Spears | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +13 min

Over the past 100 years, the global population quadrupled, from two billion to eight billion. Some will inexcusably claim that restricting reproductive choice is a way to curb long-run population decline. If an inclusive, compassionate response to population decline emerges someday, it need not be in conflict with those values. It’s in no one’s hands to change global population trajectories alone. Six decades from now is when the U.N. projects the size of the world population will peak.

Persons: demographers, Wittgenstein, Spears, Grandma, humanity’s, They’ve, birthrates, everyone’s, It’s, it’s Organizations: Human, The Institute for Health Metrics, University of Washington, University of Texas, Population Research, New York Times, White, won’t Locations: Vienna, Austin, United States, Europe, East Asia, Latin America, Guinea, Africa, China, Brazil, India, birthrates, Chile, Thailand, Canada, Germany, Japan, Saharan Africa, Israel

☆ Why the middle-class is being permanently priced out of Miami
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Kelsey Neubauer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

More apartments are being built in Miami than anywhere else in the US, the Wall Street Journal reported. Get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in business, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley — delivered daily. Now, "the Florida housing market is undergoing a restructuring as a result of the work-from-home phenomenon," housing expert Jonathan Miller told Insider. Particularly in South Florida, it's a sign that these wealthier newcomers — mostly from the northeast — have permanently altered Miami's housing market, Miller said. For wealthier newcomers who moved from the northeast, Miami luxury housing is actually comparatively cheap, Miller said.

Persons: Jonathan Miller, Miller, Daryl Fairweather, Rich, Eli Beracha, Mercedes Cabrera, WPTV Organizations: Wall Street Journal, Service, Wall Street, Redfin Corp, Bloomberg, Hollo, Real, Florida International University, Dade, Street Journal Locations: Miami, Wall, Silicon, Florida, South Florida, Real Estate, Manhattan, Broward, Palm Beach, Hileah, Dade County, Southeast Florida

☆ How a Lawsuit in N.J. Could Bring Aid in Dying to Millions
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Paula Span | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Judy Govatos has heard that magical phrase “you’re in remission” twice, in 2015 and again in 2019. Ms. Govatos, 79, a retired executive at nonprofit organizations who lives in Wilmington, Del., has been grateful for the extra years. She has been able to take and teach lifelong learning courses, to work in her garden, to visit London and Cape Cod with friends. “If that means less time alive, that’s OK.” When her months dwindle, she wants medical aid in dying. After a series of requests and consultations, a doctor would prescribe a lethal dose of a medication that she would take on her own.

Persons: Judy Govatos, ”, Govatos, “ Locations: Wilmington, Del, London, Cape Cod

☆ Taika Waititi: La La Land meets lineouts – Hollywood A-lister forays into the world of rugby
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Amanda Davies | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Hollywood A-lister Taika Waititi is much more comfortable holding an Academy Award than lifting the Rugby World Cup trophy. “The only World Cup I’ve been to is the very first one in 1987 with my father and that was a very special moment,” he said. They’ve now suffered two losses in a row having lost to reigning champion South Africa in August before the World Cup kicked off. Waititi talks on the field during the Rugby World Cup 2021 New Zealand match against Australia. But the Rugby World Cup has provided some of the biggest upsets in the history of sport, notably when Japan stunned South Africa in 2015.

Persons: lister Taika, “, Amanda Davies, ”, Waititi, Webb Ellis, Alex Livesey, Marvel’s, Thor, Kiwi Waititi, Jerome Kaino, Andrew Mehrtens, Chabal, John Kirwan, They’ve, we’re, ” Waititi, Mike Hewitt, Rita Ora, Te, Matewa –, Phil Walter, “ Jojo Rabbit, I’d Organizations: CNN, Hollywood, Rugby, de Rugby, Zealand, NZR, Webb, Getty, Italy, New Zealand, Blacks, South Africa, rugby, FIFA, Australia, American Samoa soccer team Locations: France, Zealand, New Zealand, Namibia, Italy, Uruguay, Japan, South Africa, Australia, American Samoa

☆ Pinned Under the Bodies of Men
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Jerrine Tan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

In all our years together, I had failed to comprehend him as he was — extremely fit and strong. None of this registered because I had never encountered his body that way. When he swept my body under, pinned me down, I felt the fright I knew all too well and did not care to know again. On me was a body, scarily strong, but one I knew intimately, belonging to a man who loves me. His overpowering jiu-jitsu lock was something I had only ever experienced as an embrace.

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☆ Former Wells Fargo Executive Avoids Prison in Sham Accounts Scandal
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Stacy Cowley | More About Stacy Cowley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A former top Wells Fargo executive avoided prison time for her role in the bank’s sham accounts scandal, after a federal judge on Friday instead sentenced her to six months of home confinement and three years of probation. She is also ordered to pay a $100,000 fine and perform 120 hours of community service. The former executive, Carrie L. Tolstedt, who was head of retail banking at Wells Fargo, was the only high-ranking executive at the bank to be criminally charged for its misdeeds. She plead guilty this year to one criminal charge of obstructing a bank examination. Prosecutors had sought a 12-month prison sentence, saying in a legal filing that imprisoning Ms. Tolstedt, 63, would be a “general deterrence to other executives who might find themselves tempted to skirt the truth.”Ms. Tolstedt’s lawyers had pressed for probation, citing similar sentences in other cases and invoking Ms. Tolstedt’s “lifelong charitable works.” Both the prosecution and the defense also cited Ms. Tolstedt’s health issues, the details of which had been redacted from the public versions of legal filings, as a factor favoring leniency.

Persons: Carrie L, Tolstedt, Prosecutors, Ms, Tolstedt’s Organizations: Wells Locations: Wells Fargo

☆ Ruth Asawa: Solid Form Meets Thin Air
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Nancy Princenthal | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Anti-Japanese prejudice survived the war, and prevented Asawa from securing the work experience she needed to complete a degree in teaching. Both mixed design, geometry and art in their teaching, and both became Asawa’s lifelong friends. Exhorting his students to explore ordinary materials such as paper, wire and string, Albers paired an aesthetic inclination with habits of thrift already deeply instilled in Asawa. Formal economy and practical frugality, shared hallmarks of many Depression-era Modernists, are also standard practice in vernacular craft traditions around the world. Asawa, shaped by both, made her second trip to Mexico during a summer break from Black Mountain, learning to weave wire baskets from local artisans.

Persons: Josef Albers —, Buckminster Fuller, “, ”, Albers Organizations: Black Mountain College Locations: Mexico

☆ Inside 2 major groups that run NIL deals for Big Ten student-athletes as 'collectives' gain enormous power and influence in college sports
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Margaret Fleming | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

During the first year of NIL, collectives were viewed as "hush-hush" by many in the industry, Opendorse marketplace's Braly Keller previously told Insider. Brandon McCladdie/Happy Valley UnitedHow collectives work with college athletesThe main goal of collectives is to create NIL opportunities for college athletes. About a quarter of Dinkytown Athletes' NIL deals have been business partnerships between Minnesota athletes and companies like Dove, Northwestern Mutual, and PNC Bank. Happy Valley United's NIL work also involves engaging with the local community, including the collective's partner charities, said McCladdie. Happy Valley United is building its brand through media attention and community-based "grassroots" efforts, McCladdie said.

Persons: marketplace's Braly Keller, Keller, there's, it's, University of Minnesota —, Derek Burns, Burns, Brandon McCladdie, McCladdie Organizations: Big Ten, Pennsylvania State University, Dinkytown, University of Minnesota, State College ,, Penn, Golden Gophers, Happy, Dinkytown Athletes, Penn State, Blueprint Sports Foundation, Northwestern Mutual, PNC Bank, College, Gopher, Gopher Sports, State College Locations: State College , Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Minneapolis

☆ Kevin Hart's tequila brand strikes deal with Philadelphia Eagles as spirits push deeper into sports
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Frank Holland | In Frank-Holland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

When the Philadelphia Eagles kick off their home opener on Thursday Night Football, the NFL team will also start a new sponsorship deal with Gran Coramino, the luxury tequila brand co-founded by comedian, entrepreneur and Philadelphia native Kevin Hart. Hart told CNBC's Frank Holland in an exclusive interview about the agreement. The Eagles hope to seize on the recent success of celebrity spirits brands, and a rise in tequila sales, as many U.S. drinkers drop beer in favor of liquor. Hart told CNBC, "It's a massive win! In recent years, spirits brands have made a push into sports sponsorships with the major American leagues.

Persons: Kevin Hart, Hart, CNBC's Frank Holland, Gran Coramino, Brian Napoli, Jalen, I've, Jaegermeister, Hennessey, Rick Pineda, Jean Baptiste Descours, Hennessy Organizations: Philadelphia Eagles, NFL, Gran Coramino, Philadelphia, Eagles, Lincoln Financial, Global Brands, Corporate, Kansas City Chiefs, CNBC, Budweiser, Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers, Sports, National Hockey League, Major League Baseball, NBA, Spirits, Diageo Locations: Philadelphia, Gran

☆ Starbucks' former CEO Schultz to retire from board
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Deborah Mary Sophia | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz speaks during his book tour in Seattle, Washington, U.S., January 31, 2019. In March, Schultz defended himself and the company against allegations of "union busting" at a U.S. Senate committee hearing. Schultz, 70, stepped down as CEO in March after he returned to the helm for the third time. He oversaw a major revamp in technology at Starbucks' stores during his latest stint, doubling down on equipment and employee training to improve service. Other members on the board include Microsoft (MSFT.O) CEO Satya Nadella and former Domino's Pizza (DPZ.N) boss Richard Allison.

Persons: Howard Schultz, Jason Redmond, Schultz, Stephens, Joshua Long, Wei Zhang, Zhang, Satya Nadella, Richard Allison, Deborah Sophia, Sriraj Organizations: Starbucks, REUTERS, U.S, Wall Street, Alibaba, Alibaba Pictures, Microsoft, Thomson Locations: Seattle , Washington , U.S, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: Darwin Paulino's inspirational journey from the Dominican Republic to NYC business owner
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCelebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: Darwin Paulino's inspirational journey from the Dominican Republic to NYC business ownerAfter moving to New York from the Dominican Republic, Darwin Paulino had lifelong aspirations of owning his own business. In 2015, his dream seemed to come to fruition when he acquired Sky Blue Cleaners. However, as he faced various hurdles, Paulino expanded his services to include custom tailoring and remains committed to enhancing his business for the community.

Persons: Darwin, Darwin Paulino, Paulino Organizations: Sky Locations: Dominican Republic, New York

☆ Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz steps down from board of directors
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Starbucks announced Wednesday that Howard Schultz is stepping down from its board of directors – but the former chairman’s name will be sticking around. Though Schultz is retiring, Starbucks is giving him the title of “lifelong Chairman Emeritus.”Schultz is stepping down as part of a planned transition, Starbucks said in a statement. He previously stepped down as CEO in March, as employees at stores across the nation moved to unionize. That was Schultz’s third time serving in the CEO role. Then, in April 2022, Johnson stepped down and Schultz took over the coffee giant as interim CEO.

Persons: Howard Schultz, –, Schultz, ” Schultz, Sheri, Wei Zhang, Zhang, Ralph Lauren Corporation, Jack Ma, ”, Laxman Narasimhan, “, Kevin Johnson, Johnson, Narasimhan Organizations: New, New York CNN, Starbucks, Alibaba, Alibaba Pictures, Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission, Amblin Partners, Jack Ma Foundation, Starbucks Workers Locations: New York, China, Oleato

☆ A Bathtub in the Kitchen? Not a Problem for New Yorkers.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Jess Eng | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Many New York City renters will recognize this scenario: You’re on your fourth apartment tour of the day when a broker unlocks the front door and ushers you into the kitchen. Often used as an example of what New Yorkers must endure, navigating an eccentric kitchen has become an experience that unites lifelong residents and uninitiated transplants. After the passage of the New York Tenement House Act of 1901, all residences were required to install a sink and bathtub to meet the city’s sanitation standards. In tenements across the Lower East Side and East Village, bathtubs fit only in the kitchen, often the apartment’s largest room. Despite these quirks, New Yorkers have found ways to make do — and even fall in love with — their wacky kitchens.

Persons: Kitchens Organizations: New Locations: New York City, York, Side

☆ In ‘The Other Black Girl,’ the Call Is Coming From Inside the Cubicle
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-11 | by ( Leigh-Ann Jackson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The show prompts viewers to wonder: What’s more chilling? The uncanny notion of a supernatural office-wide conspiracy? Or the very real knowledge that you can never know whom to trust because racism, either casual or systemic, could be lurking around the next cubicle corner? “We really wanted for it to be unclear what is the actual scary part,” Harris said in a late-August phone interview. She said she prefers creepiness that “starts off in a very everyday kind of place, but then slowly, it becomes more and more clear that there’s something off.”

Persons: ” Harris, it’s, Rashida Jones, —, “ Severance, ”, “ Organizations: Apple

Shivon Zilis was pictured alongside Elon Musk and their twins for the first time on Wednesday. Insider first reported that Musk quietly fathered twins with Zilis, a director at Neuralink, in 2021. AdvertisementAdvertisementGrimes, whose legal name is Claire Boucher, said on X that communication about Zilis' twins "wasn't handled super well." Last week, in a since-deleted post on X Grimes accused Zilis of blocking her on social media. The Neuralink director has also taken to posting about her children in recent months.

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Jackie, who as a child was schooled on Boggle and Scrabble by her mother and grandmother, considers herself terrible at Spelling Bee. Isaac has had a lifelong passion for word games, and at one point played Spelling Bee every day as a break from his college work. We set a few realistic goals for ourselves to see if we could become Queen Bees:Play Spelling Bee at least five times a week for four weeks. Use the tools within the app and the hints from the “Hive mind,” the online community of die-hard Spelling Bee fans. 😉If you’re at all familiar with the New York Times Crossword, you’ll notice a lot of similarities, but the Spelling Bee is also different in a few important ways.

Persons: Jackie, Isaac, ”, E, ike Organizations: Games, Queen Bees

While Woody Allen's film may be a reference point to “American Fiction,” direct comparisons are harder to come by for such a breezy but biting commentary. Directing a film, Jefferson says, wasn't necessarily a lifelong ambition. That “American Fiction” is hard to categorize, he says, might mean he's on the right track. “This being my first movie, I’m eager to find what my voice is,” Jefferson says. ___Follow AP Film Writer Jake Coyle on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/jakecoyleAP

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☆ I throw parties at sea for a living. Here's what it's like sailing the world as a cruise director for Royal Caribbean.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Claire Turrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I was then promoted to activities manager, and in 2020, I became Royal Caribbean's second-youngest cruise director on Spectrum of the Seas. People may think of a cruise ship as a mode of transportation to a different country, but really, it's another destination. We regularly throw big parties onboard, but one of the most memorable parties was when the Spectrum of the Seas was christened in 2019 by the actress Angelababy in Shanghai. My favorite port is BarcelonaThe cruise port is at the bottom of Las Ramblas, a large boulevard that runs through the city. Do you work on a cruise ship and want to share your story?

Persons: Bonnie Bai, I've, Angelababy, we're, I'm, there's, Lauryn Haas Organizations: Royal Caribbean's, Service, Royal, Royal Caribbean, Entertainment Locations: Barcelona, Wall, Silicon, Dalian, China, Royal Caribbean, Caribbean, Singapore, Shanghai, Champagne, Japan, Osaka, it's, Asia, Thailand, Malaysia, lhaas@insider.com

☆ I felt cheap leaving my kids at home to see Taylor Swift, but now that the Eras Tour is coming to movie theaters I'm glad I saved the money
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Olivia Christensen | Avril Ayers | Read More | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I've been a Taylor Swift fan for years, and I was thrilled to see the Eras Tour, but I didn't take my kids. Stephanie explains that Taylor Swift and I are the same age; we both have curly hair and a penchant for writing. I saw Taylor Swift on the Eras Tour, and I had to make some difficult budgeting decisions to make it work, but now that the tour is coming to theaters, I'm glad I did. I'm thrilled to be able to take them to see the movieAnd then Swift announced her "Eras Tour" concert movie. And that'll be okay, because I'll probably be more interested in rewatching the "Eras Tour" movie for the 300th time anyway.

Persons: I've, Taylor Swift, Stephanie, Taylor, Swift, pang, weren't, I'd, hadn't selfishly, I'm, they'll Organizations: Service, Ticketmaster Locations: Wall, Silicon, I'm

☆ Airbnb CEO shares the No. 1 thing people get wrong about success: I thought 'everything in my life would be fixed'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Even as Airbnb's popularity and private valuation soared throughout the 2010s, Chesky didn't feel successful, he said — and he thought taking the company public would help. The Airbnb CEO originally moved to Silicon Valley and started his company in 2008 with co-founders Joe Gebbia and Nathan Blecharczyk. In response, Chesky dedicated all his energy to making Airbnb more successful, hoping it'd fulfill him, he said. The ongoing research, which started in 1938, has found that career and financial success don't make participants feel more content. Six months later, the company launched its Airbnb Rooms service, which allows hosts to rent out individual bedrooms in their homes.

Persons: Brian Chesky, Dax Shepard's, Chesky, —, Joe Gebbia, Nathan Blecharczyk, it'd, Marc Schulz, Warren Buffett Organizations: Harvard University, Reuters, San Locations: Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Airbnb

☆ Women will accept $66,000 a year to take a new job — while men hold out for more than $90,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

For men, the average lowest wage they would be willing to accept for a new job is $91,048, about $25,000 more than the average women would accept, which currently stands at $66,068. Regarding her first job as a senior analyst in 2017, El-Amin said, "I was offered $68,000, I countered and asked for $72,000," she said. In her most recent role, El-Amin, now 28, earned $200,000, she said. Negotiate for higher pay Differences in the way women and men approach negotiating their pay has played a role in the gender pay gap, research shows. "Women tend to look for mentors and men tend to look for sponsors who will help them negotiate," she said.

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