What is a microaggression? 14 things people think are fine to say at work —...
The research says that the majority of American workers have seen or experienced workplace discrimination.Some of this prejudice comes out in the form of microaggressions, or indirect expressions of...
View ArticlePro-golfer Michelle Wie roasts Rudy Giuliani after he shared a crude...
Summary List PlacementProfessional golfer Michelle Wie West clapped back at former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani after he shared a story about being able to see her underwear as she putted during a...
View ArticleFormer employees claim Google told them to take mental health leave when they...
Summary List PlacementGoogle reportedly advised employees complaining about racism and sexism within the company to seek mental health care or go on medical leave. The claims mark the latest turn in a...
View ArticleFacebook COO Sheryl Sandberg: Unconscious bias is hindering professional...
Summary List PlacementFor International Women's Day, Sheryl Sandberg — COO of Facebook and founder of the gender equity nonprofit LeanIn— has a very specific message for leaders looking to elevate...
View ArticleFacebook COO Sheryl Sandberg wants leaders to get real about addressing...
Summary List PlacementIt's one thing to hear your CEO mention the topic of unconscious bias in a town hall. It's another thing to see your direct manager call out your colleague's microaggression in a...
View ArticleFemale former employees say they faced sexism at Fine Brothers Entertainment,...
Summary List PlacementIn a 2016 pitch meeting at the YouTube giant Fine Brothers Entertainment, a now former producer at the company said that her boss had asked for ideas around the Zayn Malik song...
View ArticleThe field of economics has long excluded women, and it goes back to basic...
Summary List PlacementFrom its most fundamental theories to the halls of academia, the field of economics is built by and for men.Google "famous economists." If you click on every single link that...
View ArticleInvestigations of workplace harassment or sexism claims have intensified...
Summary List PlacementThe process is familiar: A complaint or allegation is lodged or publicized. Calls for action are made. The accused party makes a statement and announces plans to launch an...
View ArticleEgypt's first female ship captain fears for her career after she was blamed...
Summary List PlacementEgypt's first female ship captain was blamed for the Suez Canal blockage despite having been hundreds of miles away from the incident, she told BBC News.Marwa Elselehdar said that...
View ArticleA former Google engineer said she endured a year of harassment. She's now...
Summary List PlacementWorkers have long coveted jobs in the tech industry because companies promise things like good pay, prestige, luxurious perks, and innovative cultures.But Emi Nietfeld, a Google...
View ArticleApple engineer leaves company after employees speak out about his...
Summary List PlacementApple engineer Antonio García Martínez has left the company following employee backlash over his comments about women and people of color, Bloomberg reported Wednesday."At Apple,...
View ArticleSatya Nadella addresses Bill Gates controversies: 'The Microsoft of 2021 is...
Summary List PlacementMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella on Friday addressed controversies surrounding the behavior of the company's billionaire cofounder Bill Gates for the first time.Nadella said Microsoft...
View ArticleDeutsche Bank must hire a woman for 50% of new senior roles to meet its 2025...
Summary List PlacementDeutsche Bank must appoint women to about half of new senior roles to achieve its 2025 gender target, according to a Financial Times report published Sunday.Managers at the German...
View ArticleGoogle is facing a class-action lawsuit over claims it paid female employees...
Summary List PlacementGoogle on Thursday suffered a setback as a San Francisco state judge awarded class-action status to a lawsuit over unequal pay between men and women for the same work, Bloomberg...
View ArticleWomen brewers are speaking out against misogynistic and sexist behavior in...
Summary List PlacementThree years ago, Torie Fisher witnessed a man accost her wife at the Atlantic City Beer Festival. Fisher and her wife are brewers, but the man didn't believe it."There's no way...
View ArticleFrom 'vanilla' skirt suits to 'too-tight' shirts: Female lawyers describe how...
Summary List PlacementIn 2009, Emily Galvin-Almanza, a public defender, drove five hours to a California state prison to visit a client. As she approached the metal detectors, a male officer turned her...
View ArticleThe history of the rolling suitcase shows how sexism can warp economics
Summary List PlacementToday, rolling suitcases are the mainstays of moving sidewalks, duty-free shops, and business commuters pacing while on the phone. But while it's a no-brainer that rolling a...
View ArticleAn HSBC banker reportedly sent a 48-page report to his bosses highlighting...
Summary List PlacementA junior manager at HSBC sent a scathing 48-page report to his bosses detailing allegations of widespread racial discrimination at the bank, Bloomberg reported Friday.Ian Clarke,...
View ArticleA woman who applied for a job at a Michigan boutique store outed its boss for...
Summary List PlacementA hiring manager at a beauty boutique in Auburn Hills, Michigan, has publicly apologized after a prospective employee outed him for saying she shouldn't be interviewed because she...
View ArticleThe Olympics has a race problem. Athletes everywhere are calling out the...
Summary List PlacementOlympians this year made headlines not for their incredible athletic feats or victories but for the obstacles standing in their way.World Athletics, the international sports...
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