This Week in People & Culture News: 12 Stories You Need to See
A roundup of the week's most newsworthy culture press releases from PR Newswire, including the best companies for women to advance and an anti-bullying campaign for LGBTQIA+ gamers
NEW YORK, May 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering different cultural groups stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.
The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each story. Click on the press release headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are available for download.
Parity.Org Announces its 2023 Best Companies for Women to Advance® Parity.Org President Dina Schenk said, "The companies named to this year's ParityLIST for Women are being intentional about creating equity in the workplace, which starts with acknowledging the disparate barriers women face at home and at work."
New Research From MIT SMR Shows That Men Benefit More From Supporting Colleagues Than Women Do Men's overall rating of the level of encouragement and rewards for social support available at work was 11% higher than women's. Women reported a higher level of investment (frequency of providing social support) than men but a lower potential return (organizational rewards and recognition). These findings indicate a lower social ROI for women.
Racial Equity Program Provides $8,000 Scholarships for 24 High School Seniors Learning About Investing Last year, in an effort to address wealth inequality and the racial wealth gap affecting African Americans in particular, PG&E and The PG&E Foundation partnered with multiple organizations to prepare African American high school students from Oakland and the Greater Bay Area for future financial success and academic leadership.
Ace Hardware Honors Fallen Heroes With 1 Million American Flags Consumers who visit a participating Ace store on May 27 will receive a free 8" x 12" American flag (while quantities last). A second flag will be donated to a local VFW Post to be used for marking and honoring veterans' graves this Memorial Day.
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Mob Entertainment, a rapidly-growing transmedia entertainment company, creators of the successful Poppy Playtime franchise and Huggy Wuggy global phenomena, today announced it has a deal with Legendary Entertainment, the studio behind the recently...
STV Group, Incorporated, a leading professional services firm that plans, designs and manages infrastructure projects across North America, today announced it has acquired MEHTA and Associates, Inc. (also known as MEHTA Engineering), an engineering...
Vontier Corporation , a leading global provider of critical technologies and solutions to connect, manage and scale the mobility ecosystem, today announced the appointment of Darrell Thomas to Vontier's Board of Directors, effective June 4, 2024....
On May 16, Otter Products is hosting the eighth annual day of giving back. In partnership with the OtterCares Foundation, the closed2open volunteer event pauses all Otter Products' operations for one day to allow employees to make a difference in...
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) President and Chief Executive Officer Haviv Ilan will speak at the Bernstein 40th Annual Strategic Decisions Conference in New York City on Thursday, May 30, at 10 a.m. Eastern time. Ilan will field questions from...