One 28-year-old woman, who worked in HR, said she'd seen people who were forced to leave their jobs or who were passed over for promotions after taking maternity leave, which had been enough to convince her never to have a baby.
The #UnitedStates federal government updated how it classifies people by #race & #ethnicity for the 1st time in over a quarter-century, aiming to better capture an increasingly #diverse country & give policymakers a fuller view of the #Americans their work impacts.
The #OMB will combine Qs about #race & #ethnicity on fed forms & encourage people to select multiple options if applicable. The govt also will add “#MiddleEastern or #NorthAfrican” (#MENA) a new category…which will include 7 choices.
“This is truly a momentous day” said Meeta Anand, snr dir for #census & data #equity at the Leadership Conference on Civil & #HumanRights, a natl coalition of >200 #CivilRights grps. The combined question, she added, is “one of the biggest changes we’ve ever seen.”
Telling someone with a learning disability to 'study harder' is like telling someone trying to find their way in a dark room to just 'look harder.' What they need is a light, not more effort in the wrong direction.
Not every hardship is a result of a personal moral failing. In fact, MOST aren’t. Life is hard.
“…on March 18, 2024, the country (USA) has 737 billionaires with a combined wealth of $5.529 trillion, an 87.6 percent increase of $2.58 trillion, according to Institute for Policy Studies calculations of Forbes Real Time Billionaire Data.” #TaxTheRich#Billionaires#NoBillionaires#Equity#Fairness#Economics#Capitalism
Climate organization puts $120M into 2024 election
League of Conservation Voters statement:
"Trump and MAGA Republicans have been clear that if they are in control, they will stop at nothing to dismantle #climate progress and our democratic institutions in favor of fulfilling Big Oil’s agenda. Meanwhile, President Biden has done more to fight the climate crisis than any other president in our country’s history.”
Talkin’ Up to the White Woman: Indigenous Women and Feminism (20th anniversary edition) | UQP
In this ground-breaking book, Distinguished Professor Aileen Moreton-Robinson undertakes a compelling analysis of the whiteness of Australian feminism and its effects on Indigenous women.
Mighty Sisserou 🇩🇲: In the oppression of others, n… - disabled.social
In the oppression of others, neutrals only need to be made to stand still. There is a Genocide going on. There is an Ethnic Cleansing going on. Journalists being assassinated. Doctors and Nurses are being murdered. Not just by bombs... by snipers. They are being targeted.
My friend Aparna wrote a stellar piece titled “White Men’s Role In Advancing Equity And Inclusion.” She’s a brilliant woman who is doing exceptional work in the spaces of equity. And she honored me with a request to share some insights, which she included therein. It’s an edifying piece that I highly recommend y’all read.
"Severely disabled women are left out of conversations on Women’s Rights, and trans women are also excluded from these conversations. Be sure that we uplift these populations today."- Andrew Gurza