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Legislation heading to Biden’s desk would authorize a federal study to understand and help remove systemic barriers to employment for immigrants Washington — Upwardly Global applauds the passage of the Bridging the Gap for New Americans Act in the U.S. House of Representatives and urges President Biden to sign the
Upwardly Global Senior Employment Services Advisor Tamar Frolichestein-Appel spoke with the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis about barriers to licensure for foreign-born healthcare workers. To learn more, we spoke with Tamar Frolichstein-Appel, senior employment services advisor and health care community lead at Upwardly Global, an organization that works to “eliminate
- Topics: Healthcare, News, News Coverage
“Women and girls of color know what they need to improve their communities,” said Jina Krause-Vilmar, president of Upwardly Global. “But we won’t find leaders to invest in if we keep telling them that our ‘outcomes’ matter more — that they need to fit into our boxes.” Read Upwardly Global
- Topics: News, News Coverage
Shoaib Sahiby, one of Upwardly Global’s trusted Employment Services Advisors, today published an op-ed in the Texas Signal titled “Many Afghans and Ukrainians Arriving will be Stuck in Entry-Level Jobs. They Deserve More.” “Today, over 2 million immigrants in the U.S. with international credentials and professional experience are working in
Internationally trained healthcare workers in America have long faced barriers to working in their fields; even those who have practiced for years in their home countries must repeat much of their training in U.S. medical residency programs. But these residency programs are often strongly biased toward American applicants. Despite strong
- Topics: Healthcare, News, Policy
Upwardly Global is pleased to announce a new member of its growing executive leadership team. Diane Shohet will join the organization on September 8 as Vice President of Development. In this critical position, she will support our goal of integrating immigrant and refugee professionals into the U.S. workforce for a
- Topics: Executive Leadership Team, News, Press Releases
