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Nearly 30 Years Since the ADA, Employers Are Still Failing Disabled Workers Apr 26, 2021

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We take a look back at the history of disabled workers rights legislation over the past century and how there are still loopholes and gaps that employers can exploit to discriminate.

See full text of the ADA here

How to Make the Hiring Process More Equitable for Disabled Workers Apr 19, 2021

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Kate Davis talks with Lydia X. Z. Brown about how disabled workers have to go about disclosing disabilities at work and what companies should be doing to make their hiring processes more equitable. Lydia is a scholar and advocate in disability studies and technology policy and also the Policy Counsel for the Privacy & Data Project at the Center for Democracy & Technology.

How the U.S. Almost Had Universal Child Care....Twice Apr 12, 2021

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Kate Davis takes a look back at two moments in U.S. history when our government nearly had universal childcare, but failed to follow through.

Fast Company has been reporting on the recent attacks on AAPI people and ways you can get involved and help, from places you can donate and volunteer to how you can help build a more inclusive workplace for everyone. Here are links to those stories:

https://www.fastcompany.com/90616185/these-groups-are-fighting-anti-asian-violence-in-america-heres-how-you-can-help-them

https://www.fastcompany.com/90622433/how-to-support-asian-owned-businesses-yelp-just-made-it-easier

https://www.fastcompany.com/40590269/asian-americans-on-being-likable-in-the-modern-workplace

https://www.fastcompany.com/90201530/heres-another-reason-why-the-model-minority-myth-is-so-damaging

The Motherhood Tax and the Fatherhood Bonus Apr 05, 2021

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Kate Davis talks with author, speaker and podcast host Claudia Reuter about the penalty women face when they decide to have children.

The History of Women Being Pushed Out of the Workforce Mar 29, 2021

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Fast Company reporter Pavithra Mohan explains the history of women being pushed out of the workforce going back to the beginning of the 20th century.

The Glass Cliff Mar 22, 2021

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Kate Davis talks to Michelle Ryan about her research on the glass cliff. Ryan is a professor of social and organisational psychology at the University of Exeter. She’s also the incoming director of the Global Institute of Women’s Leadership at the Australian National University. She, along with Alex Haslam, coined the term “glass cliff” as part of their research back in 2004.

Leaving a Career to Find a More Equitable Workplace Mar 16, 2021

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On this bonus episode, we hear Jenna's story of landing her dream job in broadcast news and leaving that industry behind to find a more equitable workplace that allowed her to have a family without sacrificing income and stability.

How Do We Close the Gender Pay Gap? Mar 08, 2021

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Kate Davis talks to Maria Colacurcio, CEO of Syndio, about the gender pay gap, pay equity, and what companies can do to make real progress in closing the gap.

Links to more reporting on the pay gap from FastCompany.com:

https://www.fastcompany.com/90609641

https://www.fastcompany.com/section/short-changed

BONUS: The Emotional Cost of Speaking Up Mar 01, 2021

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On this bonus episode, Kate Davis and her producer, Josh Christensen, recap lessons learned from the last five episodes on race in the workplace. Then, we hear from Kelly and his experience as a Black man in white dominant work culture.

The toll of codeswitching and the tyranny of culture fit Feb 22, 2021

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Kate Davis talks to Dr. Courtney McCluney, assistant professor of organizational behavior at Cornell University, about code-switching at work and what companies really mean when they talk about "culture fit".

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