advertisement advertisement advertisement President Biden, while your administration is hard at work tackling emissions from the automobile and energy industries, there seem to be no plans to regulate fashion, which produces 10% of global carbon emissions. American fashion companies are also responsible for a panoply of human rights violations, from COVID-19 outbreaks in factories to relying on slave labor. You have an opportunity to take on this deeply problematic sector by creating a new White House position: It’s time to appoint a Fashion Czar. advertisement advertisement The fashion industry is a $2.5 trillion beast with tentacles in every corner of the world, and yet it operates with little oversight or regulation. It employs more than 75 million people, the majority of whom are poorly paid women, who are vulnerable to abuse. This vast global supply chain means that no single country has been forced to take ownership of the terrible damage it … [Read more...] about President Biden, appoint a fashion czar!
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COVID-19 is increasing religious tolerance. Here’s why
advertisement advertisement advertisement One year into the pandemic, protective face masks have come to signify different things for different groups of people. advertisement advertisement To some it’s an issue of protest, while for some others it’s a statement of social responsibility. Some people have even turned it into a style statement and are willing to spend hundreds of dollars on designer masks . At the same time, racialized perceptions related to masks have put an additional burden on groups that already experience racism and inequality. Across the country, several Black American men have been arrested, followed and challenged by police officers who claimed they looked “suspicious” in pandemic masks. But in a group I have studied since 2013—Muslim women in the West who wear the niqab, or the Islamic veil , along with a headscarf, the experiences have been more positive. CHALLENGES FACED BY MANY MUSLIM … [Read more...] about COVID-19 is increasing religious tolerance. Here’s why
Color of Change’s essential Black History Month reading list
advertisement advertisement advertisement Color of Change president Rashad Robinson and Arisha Hatch, vice president, chief of campaigns, have been at the forefront of some of the most prominent racial justice campaigns in recent years, many of them involving corporations. They’ve pressed Hollywood studios to diversify their writers rooms, pushed for banks to stop processing payments from hate groups, and helped launch a prominent ad boycott of Facebook last summer for not doing enough to limit hate speech. advertisement advertisement With an eye toward creating lasting, structural change in America, they hold businesses accountable for the consequences of their products and where they put their money. Here are Robinson and Hatch’s book recommendations for understanding how to create change today. Rashad Robinson The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee Black Liberation in Conservative America by Manning Marable … [Read more...] about Color of Change’s essential Black History Month reading list
I worked a reduced schedule at the height of my career. This is why I know it’s possible
advertisement advertisement advertisement I was working hard at the office and home before I delivered my second child in January 1983. Too hard. advertisement advertisement Keen to spend extra time with my family, I sought a four-day schedule following my maternity leave from the Washington bureau of The Wall Street Journal . A reduced workweek is highly unusual, I noted in my proposal. But by satisfying an important personal need, the arrangement “would permit me to channel even higher energy levels into my Journal assignments.” Management rejected my request. Luckily, I finally got my wish in fall 1983, after Norm Pearlstine became the Journal’ s managing editor and Al Hunt its Washington bureau chief. Both bosses greatly valued working women. Hunt and his wife, Judy Woodruff, a White House correspondent for NBC News, had a toddler son. Pearlstine gave me Fridays off without cutting my pay or benefits because I … [Read more...] about I worked a reduced schedule at the height of my career. This is why I know it’s possible
A concise approach to being a true advocate for your BIPOC coworkers
advertisement advertisement advertisement Advocacy is the process where someone with privilege and power is willing to take steps to protect, publicly support, and dismantle systems against a marginalized group of people. In order to be an advocate, you have to be willing to do additional work beyond getting familiar with the nuances of marginalized groups and developing empathy for them. It is about taking action to change how others experience the world. Similar to allyship, advocacy is not a title—it is a verb. There are actions that you have to take to be considered an advocate. advertisement advertisement Sometimes people mistakenly believe allyship is less important than advocacy. That is not true. Both roles are necessary. A simple way to distinguish between the two is to recognize that allyship is focused on the individual and their unique experiences and perspectives. Advocacy is focused on the systems. In order to be an … [Read more...] about A concise approach to being a true advocate for your BIPOC coworkers