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Former Female Spotify Employee Sues Company For Gender Discrimination
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Former Female Spotify Employee Sues Company For Gender Discrimination

  According to Pew Research, women in majority-male workplaces report higher rates of gender discrimination. And women are nearly three times as likely as men to say their gender has made it more difficult for them to succeed in their place of work. The woman in the following story is part of that percentage, as she’s claiming she was unfairly treated at her former job at Spotify. Now, she’s suing the company for gender discrimination and defamation. Here’s her story. Spotify Christopher Penler / shutterstock.com Spotify, the popular music streaming service developed by Swedish company Spotify Technology, was publicly launched in 2008. Since then, it has gone on to become a company with more $1 billion in annual revenue. Spotify made its U.S. debut in July 2011 as a...
This Spotify playlist will help you do CPR
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This Spotify playlist will help you do CPR

If you’re using cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), chances are, you’re in a pretty stressful situation—someone’s life is at risk due to a pulmonary or cardiac event. But being prepared by listening to this handy Spotify playlist could save someone’s life. If you were a camp counselor or a lifeguard, you probably know basic CPR:  You place your hands on the chest of the person in need, one hand over the other, and press firmly but carefully in the rhythm of a heartbeat. BuzzFeed reports that “immediate CPR can double or triple chances of survival after cardiac arrest,” according to the American Heart Association. The theory is simple. Actually performing CPR, however, is much more challenging. There is a risk of placing the hands in the wrong spot, of pushing too hard and cracking a...