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Proponents of DEI face an enormous struggle over the next four years. The incoming Trump administration has signaled it will escalate the already virulent anti-DEI backlash in the workplace. Leaders who want to build just and inclusive organizations amid these challenging conditions can look to a framework developed eight years ago to help multinational corporations support LGBTQ+ inclusion in countries that are hostile to LGBTQ+ rights. Companies can follow: 1) the “When in Rome” model, in which they adhere to local norms and laws, even if that means diluting some of their DEI commitments; 2) the “Embassy” model, in which they adopt DEI policies internally but do not push for larger societal change; or 3) the “Advocate” model, in which they seek to shift local laws and social norms in a pro-DEI direction.

When you look at a photograph, you are essentially looking through the eyes of the photographer as they point something out. Their sense of artistry and structure should be clear to see, but also their biases, and their power dynamic with their subjects. In southern California’s Riverside, Report for America corps member and CatchLight fellow

This was the primary takeaway from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s 2023 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) Part 1, which was released on December 15. The AHAR Part 1 compiles data from Point-in-Time (PIT) Counts conducted […]

The tech industry thrives on innovation and disruption. Yet ageism remains a prime concern, and tech professionals over 50, a demographic brimming with experience and wisdom, often face significant hurdles in their careers. Layoffs, lower pay, and an undercurrent of bias can make it feel like the industry they helped build is pushing them out.

In recent years, some states have invested in air quality monitoring, applied extra scrutiny to permitting decisions and steered cleanup funding to minority communities that have borne the brunt of pollution for decades. Now, in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision striking down race-conscious college admissions policies, state lawmakers are facing a […]

How to identify and understand barriers to determine which domain of emotional intelligence we must increase.

Roberto Sirvent and Dylan Rodriguez discuss the challenges of sustaining radical liberation movements.

Democrats in the Oregon House of Representatives have introduced a bill that would decriminalize homeless encampments in public places and allow homeless people to sue for $1,000 if harassed or told to leave.

From ABC News (via YouTube): ABC News’ Jaclyn Lee reports on libraries being on the frontlines of the increasing homelessness crisis across the U.S. and how librarians are learning techniques to help.

An interview with Laura Moulton, founder of Street Books, a mobile library which serves Portland's houseless community. SSP annual meeting attendees are invited to bring paperback books to donate to Street Books.

Landlords moved to evict Valley renters more than 67,000 times in 2022.

Colorism is an insidious, globally prevalent bias that deeply impacts the lives and livelihoods of darker-skinned women. The term refers not only to the preference for lighter skin between different racial and ethnic communities, but also within those communities. Colorism is an enduring vestige of colonialism and white dominance around the globe and disproportionately harms women of color. Inclusive leaders must work to prevent women of color from experiencing colorism at work — and make sure they don’t leave. The author presents three ways to disrupt colorism in the workplace.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Friday signed a bill that will restore the voting rights of thousands of convicted felons in the state this summer once they leave prison, instead of after they complete parole.

More than 70 million Americans with arrest records face barriers to find work or a decent place to live.

The president will also be urging governors to do the same for cases regarding state offenses of civil possession of marijuana.

Eco-friendly tiny houses offer safety, stability, and savings.

Patients without any insurance will now start to see some of those free Covid testing options disappear as further Covid relief funding remains stalled in Congress.

NEW YORK — December 3, 2012 — Racial and gender stereotypes have profound consequences in almost every sector of public life, from job interviews and housing to police stops and prison terms. However, only a few studies have examined whether these different categories overlap in their stereotypes. A new study on the connections between race and gender — a phenomenon called gendered race — reveals unexpected ways in which stereotypes affect our personal and professional decisions.

Seattle’s square-mile neighborhood of South Park has turned its early pandemic community supports into a sustainable system tackling food insecurity.

About four-in-ten Black and Asian adults say people have acted as if they were uncomfortable around them because of their race or ethnicity since the beginning of the outbreak, and similar shares say they worry that other people might be suspicious of them if they wear a mask when out in public, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.

Investigation reveals the scale of America’s hunger and food insecurity crisis during a year of Covid-19, and its racial inequalities

Interviews with 10 women of color shed light on some of the common challenges faced by black women in the workplace, how they cope with those challenges, and how those coping mechanisms affect their chances of long-term success. Many of the women talked about having to code-switch, or embrace the dominant culture at work. Another pattern was what one of the women called “dimming my light,” or dampening aspects of their personality to avoid making colleagues uncomfortable. Zero of the women interviewed regularly worked with other women of color.

No one is only their sex or only their race or only their sexual orientation. Social psychologists are starting to investigate how people of multiple minority groups are perceived.

From police brutality to sexual harassment, the lawyer fights to ensure black women’s experiences are not ignored. So why are her ideas being denounced?

OAKLAND, Calif. -  Today, the Bay Area Equity Atlas released an analysis of essential workers in the nine-county Bay Area region, finding that Latinx, Black, Filipinx, women of color, and immigrants are disproportionately represented in this workforce. Essential workers — grocery clerks, farmworkers, bus drivers, construction workers, janitors, healthcare workers, delivery drivers, and more —...

Women of color sit at the intersection of race and gender disparities—they should be at the center of policy solutions

24/7 Wall Street reviewed 2017 data from the U.S. Census Bureau to identify 11 distinct groups of Americans who are more likely to live in poverty.

LGBT refugees escaping violence, discrimination, and abuse in their home countries, often find more of the same upon arrival in Europe.

The women, ages 23 to 64, accused Amazon of favoring men over women in career growth, allowing supervisors to denigrate them, and retaliating after they complained. Two plaintiffs are Black, one is Latina, one is Asian-American and one is white. They filed their lawsuits in federal courts in Arizona, California, Delaware and Amazon's hometown of Seattle.