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The gender pay gap is a hot topic. We hear political pundits, talking heads on the news, and - if we’re lucky - some of our own lawmakers talk about it with enthusiasm and regularity. According to a report by the National Partnership for Women & Families, women in Mississippi are paid 76 cents for every dollar paid to men, which means less money to support themselves, save for the future, and spend on necessities like groceries, tuition, childcare, and mortgages.   

To attend or not to attend? That is the question plaguing much of our female workforce today. Sure our office hours might be 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., but we all know opportunities for professional development often extend past the standard work day. From business after-hours events to out-of-town conferences to grabbing a beer with a coworker, most of us have a hard time weighing the cost vs. benefit of time away from our home and family against an occasion to invest in our work. I venture to guess many readers of this blog are moms, but this is a subject with which most women I know can identify. A brand-new puppy needs to be taken out. There's a load of laundry that isn't going to do itself. House-sitters cost money.    

The average cell phone user has around 80 apps on his or her phone. When you factor in an additional iPad you’re almost certain to own and consider the number of notifications each of these apps is sending you throughout the day, it can start to feel a little overwhelming. If you’re like most technology consumers, you suffer from a real thing called “notification fatigue.”    

In celebration of Black History Month, The Source highlights Debra McGee, Senior Vice President & Director of Minority Business Development at  BankPlus. She has shown unwavering support for our program since its inception, and we are honored to have the opportunity to work with her every day.   

January has come and gone and most New Year’s resolutions have probably done the same: come and well, gone. It is no secret that many resolutions revolve around health in a variety of ways. If you have already fallen off the wagon with your resolutions, good news, the year is far from over.    

The invention of the cell phone has undoubtedly been both a blessing and a curse for our modern society. We’re connected to people and knowledge in ways we never thought possible. Yet, we probably all realize the scope of the dependence it’s created for most people.