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Five Facts Every American Should Know About the Hollowing Out of the Middle Class

By Joan C. Williams | February 6, 2018

America used to grow together, but now we are growing apart. Click here to read the five facts that every American should know about the hollowing out of the middle…

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How Women Are Harassed Out of Science

By Joan C. Williams | July 25, 2016

The discrimination young researchers endure makes America’s need for STEM workers even greater. When Joan was an undergraduate, in the 1970s, she asked her boyfriend why one of his roommates…

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Pumping Milk at 40,000 Feet: Four Women Pilots Are Navigating a Course toward Fairness

By Joan C. Williams | May 11, 2016

Hearing a woman’s voice come over the intercom before takeoff, “this is your captain speaking,” can be a moving experience, even today: She made it! She beat the odds! A…

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Netflix and the Flexibility Stigma

By Joan C. Williams | August 24, 2015

When the first reporter called me up with the news that Netflix had announced a year’s parental leave, I was thrilled. Researchers generally conclude that that’s close to the ideal…

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Recent Posts

  • Chief Executive: Why You’re Not Making Progress On DEI Goals

    Chief Executive: Why You’re Not Making Progress On DEI Goals

    December 17, 2021
  • Fortune: We Need Metrics, Not Heartfelt Conversations, To Tackle Workplace Diversity

    Fortune: We Need Metrics, Not Heartfelt Conversations, To Tackle Workplace Diversity

    December 10, 2021
  • Market Watch:  Opinion: Maybe There’d Be Less of a Worker Shortage if Job Interviewers Treated Women and People of Color More Fairly

    Market Watch: Opinion: Maybe There’d Be Less of a Worker Shortage if Job Interviewers Treated Women and People of Color More Fairly

    December 10, 2021
  • Publishers Weekly: Interrupting Bias in the Book Biz

    Publishers Weekly: Interrupting Bias in the Book Biz

    December 10, 2021
  • TLNT: The Hidden Bias in Performance Reviews

    TLNT: The Hidden Bias in Performance Reviews

    December 10, 2021

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