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Relationships
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 days ago

Harriette Cole: My neighbor's bossiness about parking has gotten out of hand

An overzealous neighbor enforces parking norms while job losses and denigration arise from backlash against DEI, highlighting conflicts over control, misunderstanding, and boundary-setting.
fromThe New Yorker
6 days ago

How Corporate Feminism Went from "Love Me" to "Buy Me"

Should women be themselves at the office? In the past two decades, self-expression has become a tacit expectation in many white-collar workplaces, with dress codes relaxing and companies professing interest in their employees' lives and values. You got hired to do your job, the thinking goes; no use sending someone else to the staff meeting. But the past few years of layoffs, hiring slowdowns, and dwindling worker protections have left a subset of wage earners inclined to keep their cards close.
Women
Careers
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

How authenticity' at work can become a trap for people of color

Corporate calls to 'bring your full self' co-opt identity and shift responsibility for institutional change onto already vulnerable workers.
Right-wing politics
fromThe Verge
3 weeks ago

Elon Musk is leading a pressure campaign to make Netflix un-woke

A prominent billionaire canceled his Netflix subscription and urged others to do the same, protesting the presence of transgender characters in children's and family series.
Black Lives Matter
fromNon Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
1 month ago

After the Uprising: The Legacy of 2020's Nonprofit Leadership Revolution - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

Leaders of color leveraged 2020's crises to transform nonprofits, expanding youth music programs, technology access, and racial justice commitments despite later philanthropic backlash.
Social justice
fromAxios
1 month ago

Black women's unemployment spikes amid Trump's federal workforce cuts

Black women's unemployment has risen over two percentage points, outpacing overall jobless growth and concentrated among federal agencies where they are overrepresented.
LGBT
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Publications aimed at LGBTQ+ audiences face discrimination from advertisers, editors warn

Advertisers are withdrawing from LGBTQ+ and minority-focused publications amid an anti-DEI backlash, causing major revenue losses and reflecting discriminatory behavior.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago

Pride is a test of true allyship. Corporate sponsors' retreat is a dangerous sign

Corporate financial support for Pride has decreased due to political hostility and fear, causing significant shortfalls in sponsorships and funding for LGBTQ+ events.
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