Teacher strikes across the country. Employee walkouts at Boston-based furniture retailer Wayfair over selling furniture to detention centers and LA-based Riot Games over forced arbitration.
June is Pride Month, a celebration of the queer community. Former President Barack Obama proclaimed June to be Pride Month in 2014, a year after
Several recent projects aim to raise awareness about journalists quoting predominantly men. For instance, the Gender Gap Tracker has the goal of raising awareness about
This last year has been turbulent in many ways. One of them for business journalism has been learning far more about sexual harassment and gender
In a world still talking about income inequality, high CEO compensation can be a touchy point with consumers, politicians, and shareholders. And there are skyrocketing
It was around a year ago that the initial bombshell articles about Harvey Weinstein hit. All of a sudden — like an overnight “success” that
A large-scale prison strike spanning at least 17 states took place from August 21st to September 9th of this year. Inmates refused to work, and
This is a continuation of last week’s post. Retail Workers Compared to other industries, the Center for American Progress found that retail workers filed 13.44
The Pew Research Center reports that 59 percent of women and 27 percent of men said that they have experienced sexual harassment of a verbal or
The #MeToo movement uncovered the rampant sexual misconduct from high-profile men across many industries and professions. After the New York Times and the New Yorker
Things a little dull on your beat? Try looking through some corporate social responsibility reports. Corporate social responsibility, or CSR, refers to the efforts companies
Menstruation may be a taboo topic in some circles, but the companies selling tampons, pads and now even period panties know it’s a lucrative business—and there
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