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When Implicit Bias Training Antagonizes the Workers It’s Supposed to Help
In the fast-growing diversity and inclusion industry, sometimes inexperienced trainers are doing more harm than good.
The Supreme Court Just Delivered a Blow to LGBTQ Rights
The Supreme Court just sided with a religious group that refused to work with same-sex couples.
ACLU Accused of Telling Black Staff to ‘Keep Quiet’ on Lack of Black Leaders
A Black employee is suing the oganization after he says he was demoted and put in a position that paid about half what he'd been making.
I'm Dalit. This is How My Caste Impacts My Mental Health.
My Scheduled Caste identity has been like a placard hanging around my neck, making me an easy target for ridicule and even hatred among upper-caste friends and colleagues.
8 People Describe How Unions Changed Their Lives
"That strike helped us win family health coverage, and I never need to worry about money when I go to the doctor anymore."
In Japan, Students Have Underwear Rules. Their Parents Say ‘No More.’
Japanese parents are pushing back against draconian rules on what their children can wear under their uniforms.
Nearly Half of Tokyo High Schools Request Proof of Students’ ‘Real Hair’
Japanese schools are notoriously strict about controlling students’ appearances, so much so that those with hair that isn’t black or straight need to submit proof.
Only White Jail Guards Were Allowed Near the Cop Who Killed George Floyd, Lawsuit Says
The superintendent’s order essentially told a bunch of nonwhite officers they couldn’t be trusted to be near Derek Chauvin based on the color of their skin and their race, the suit says.
Jewish Students Are Speaking Out About Rising Anti-Semitism at UK Universities
One student told VICE World News her university “doesn’t know what Jewish students need, they don’t try to know”.
The Worst Stuff I've Had to Deal with at Work Because of How I Look
As a healthcare professional, it's hard to be taken seriously when you don't fit the mould of a white middle-aged man in a lab coat.
Mental Health is Political. It is High Time Therapists Acknowledge This.
If socio-political issues like racism, casteism, violence and policy failures affect our mental health so much, why do mental health professionals remain largely silent on them?
McDonald's Partners With Rappers as Black Ex-Employees Sue for Discrimination
Travis Scott and J Balvin's "signature meals" have been great PR, dwarfing the news that McDonald's is facing two major racial discrimination lawsuits.