The Workforce Is Failing Women. Business Leaders Can Stop It
The past few years have shone a brighter light on women’s experiences at work: We’re exhausted, we’re underpaid, and we’re constantly battling for basic rights. In fact, we’re well in…
The Unwritten Laws of Physics for Black Women
She decided to study physics. It was, in a way, good timing—a Black American woman had just become the first of her kind to earn a physics PhD, back in…
The Activist Legacy of the IBM Black Workers Alliance
In contrast, trying to learn about the experiences of everyday workers, particularly Black workers who spoke out against the company’s policies and culture, was like trying to listen to a…
Women in Tech Have Been Pulling a ‘Second Shift’ for Decades
In the early 1960s, a British woman named Stephanie “Steve” Shirley founded a software startup called Freelance Programmers. Shirley’s company allowed its workers to program from home (as long as…
Blizzard President Steps Down as Workers Demand Systemic Change
Blizzard Entertainment president J. Allen Brack stepped down today following weeks of controversy over the company’s alleged culture of sexism. On July 20, California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing…