caption Students with Infantry Training Battalion practice basic marksmanship techniques at Camp Geiger, N.C., Sept. 26, 2013. source US Marine Corps Photo A startling new survey found that 26% of active-duty women are unable to access birth control while deployed. Some said their doctors denied birth control based on general orders that limit deployed troops’ sexual activity. Ellen Haring, the chief executive of the advocacy group that conducted the study, said this is “ridiculous,” noting birth control is not solely used for contraception. A Defense Department spokeswoman acknowledged it would be a privacy violation to deny birth control for this reason, but stopped short of saying whether the military would investigate or issue guidance to correct it. Military leaders say that General Order 1, which limits alcohol consumption and cohabitation for troops deployed to war zones, reinforces good order and discipline. Advocates and troops say … [Read more...] about Military women report they are being denied access to birth control for ‘ridiculous’ reasons that may violate Pentagon policy
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UN report on global warming carries life-or-death warning
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By Seth Borenstein The Associated Press Mon., Oct. 8, 2018 WASHINGTON—Preventing an extra single degree of heat could make a life-or-death difference in the next few decades for multitudes of people and ecosystems on this fast-warming planet, an international panel of scientists reported Sunday. But they provide little hope the world will rise to the challenge. The Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued its gloomy report at a meeting in Incheon, South Korea. In the 728-page document, the UN organization detailed how Earth’s weather, health and ecosystems would be in better shape if the world’s leaders could somehow limit future human-caused warming to just 0.9 degrees Fahrenheit (a half degree Celsius) from now, instead of the globally agreed-upon goal of 1.8 degrees F (1 degree C). Among other things: — Half as many people would suffer from lack of water. — There would be fewer deaths and illnesses from … [Read more...] about UN report on global warming carries life-or-death warning
Salesforce employees are upset over the company’s work with U.S. Customs and Border Protection as Silicon Valley grapples with the government’s use of tech
caption Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is known for his progressive company policies. source Justin Sullivan / Getty More than 650 Salesforce employees reportedly sent a letter to CEO Marc Benioff criticizing the company’s work with the U.S. Customers and Border Protection agency. The letter said the company’s values were imperiled by working with the border agency, at a time when parents and children of migrants illegally crossing the border are being separated. A Salesforce representative said the company was not working with the agency with regards to “separation of families at the border.” Salesforce is the latest tech company to come under fire as Silicon Valley struggles to reconcile its progressive ethos with much coveted and highly-valuable government contracts. More than 650 Salesforce employees sent an email to CEO Marc Benioff last week criticizing the company’s … [Read more...] about Salesforce employees are upset over the company’s work with U.S. Customs and Border Protection as Silicon Valley grapples with the government’s use of tech
Confirmed: Salesforce is buying a company called MuleSoft for $6.5 billion
caption Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff source Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Salesforce late Tuesday confirmed the reports that it is buying MuleSoft in a deal valued at $6.5 billion. Shares of MuleSoft were briefly halted on Tuesday after news reports that the company is in advanced talks to sell itself to Salesforce. Salesforce is buying a company called MuleSoft in a deal valued at about $6.5 billion. Shares of MuleSoft, were briefly halted on Tuesday after Reuters reported that the company was in advanced talks to sell itself to Salesforce. By the end of the day, Salesforce announced the deal. When word first leaked the deal was in process, investors drove MuleSoft’s shares up 20% before trading was stopped. At the time of writing, after trading resumed MuleSoft is up about 21%, giving it a market cap of $5.21 billion. Salesforce will buy MuleSoft for $36 cash per share and 0.0711 shares of Salesforce common … [Read more...] about Confirmed: Salesforce is buying a company called MuleSoft for $6.5 billion
How 2 powerful women beat gender pay gaps to become the president of Salesforce and the CEO of Deloitte Consulting
In January, Business Insider’s US editor-in-chief, Alyson Shontell, hosted a discussion with two top executives at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Cindy Robbins, the president and chief people officer at Salesforce, helped spearhead the program known as Women’s Surge at the company. Janet Foutty, the chairman and CEO of Deloitte Consulting, has risen to the top and seen firsthand the challenges women face on the way. Cindy Robbins started at Salesforce 12 years ago, and worked her way up the ranks before getting a life-changing phone call from CEO Marc Benioff. “He said, ‘Now you’re gonna report to me,'” Robbins told Business Insider’s US editor-in-chief, Alyson Shontell. “Definitely that became a kind of ‘oh my’ moment.” Shontell spoke with Robbins and Janet Foutty, the chairman and CEO of Deloitte Consulting, in January at the World … [Read more...] about How 2 powerful women beat gender pay gaps to become the president of Salesforce and the CEO of Deloitte Consulting