How Obama and Biden Paved the Way for Trump's Attacks on Universities "Universities were bending over for federal funds long before Trump," writes Laura Kipnis. Reason · Apr 7, 2025
How to Train Managers on Disability Awareness and Legal Compliance Managers need thorough training about disability awareness standards as well as legal requirements to create workplaces that are simultaneously respectful and legally compliant and inclusive. inkl · Apr 7, 2025
Google Accused of 'Woke Discrimination' After Ex-Exec Claims Female Boss Ruined His Career A former Google executive is suing his ex-manager for discrimination and retaliation after experiencing sexism in the workplace, claiming only women were included in meetings and considered for promotions. International Business Times UK · Apr 6, 2025
American corporations didn’t want to diversify, anyway After the murder of George Floyd, many companies turned to diversity initiatives that weren’t actually designed to bring change. That’s why they’re dropping them as quickly as they created them The Guardian - US · Apr 6, 2025
Charities and even unions have begun wielding NDAs to cow and silence The TSSA tried to prevent former female employees from making allegations of sexual harassment The Guardian - UK · Apr 6, 2025
Disparate Impact Theory Rejected for DEI, but Embraced for Tariffs Tariffs #1: Administration assumes that Trade Deficits are "the sum of all cheating." Reason · Apr 4, 2025
EEOC chief shift focus to investigating DEI but her methods provoke outcries The acting chief of the top federal agency for protecting worker rights has signaled a pivot toward prioritizing President Donald Trump’s campaign to stamp out diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the private and public sectors The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2025
Tunisia’s rap revolution: 5 women who are redefining hip-hop Women rappers were not really a feature of Tunisia’s typically masculine and chauvinist hip-hop scene until the revolution that overthrew Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in 2011. The Conversation · Apr 3, 2025
Maryland lawmakers plan to study reparations for slavery Maryland lawmakers have approved a measure to create a commission to study and recommend potential benefits as reparations for slavery and lingering impacts of racial discrimination in the state The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2025
Judge dismisses gender bias suit by woman who lost bid to be top pastor of famed Black church A federal judge has dismissed a gender discrimination lawsuit filed by a professor and minister who lost her bid to become the first woman serving as senior pastor of a prominent New York City congregation, the 217-year-old Abyssinian Baptist Church The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2025
FCC Chair Investigates Disney Over Potential Past and Present DEI Policies Disney scaled back DEI policies this year. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr still opened an investigation. Reason · Apr 1, 2025
Land reparations are possible − and over 225 US communities are already working to make amends for slavery and colonization Ever since the United States government’s unfulfilled promise of giving every newly freed Black American “40 acres and a mule” after the Civil War, descendants of the enslaved have repeatedly proposed the idea of redistributing land to redress the nation’s legacies of slavery. The Conversation · Apr 1, 2025
UK academics accuse their union of discrimination over gender-critical film Documents before tribunal say UCU branch asked Edinburgh University to cancel screening of Adult Human Female The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2025
US efforts to eliminate diversity initiatives in Europe face backlash from some countries The EU emphasised anti-discrimination and equality as part of its core values with France, Belgium and Spain pushing back against the letter. Euronews · Mar 31, 2025
Salon · Mar 31, 2025 Fighting hate with "visibility and joy" Activists are responding to anti-trans bigotry by redoubling their efforts to provide safe and inclusive spaces
Salon · Mar 30, 2025 The War on Terror comes home Democratic norms were fatally eroded after 9/11 — and now Trump and his minions have now turned the weapons inward
Radio France Internationale · Mar 29, 2025 Trump crackdown on anti-discrimination law hits French firms, sparking backlash A directive targeting French companies with US government contracts has raised concerns about the widening reach of President Donald Trump's policies abroad. With transatlantic relations already under strain, French officials are pushing back, questioning the implications of Washington’s hardline approach.
The Conversation · Mar 28, 2025 ‘Everyday discrimination’ linked to increased anxiety and depression across all groups of Americans People who most frequently encounter everyday discrimination – those subtle snubs and slights of everyday life – are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression.
The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2025 First-class passenger says she was thrown off Delta plane for ‘flying while Black’ A flight attendant treated 53-year-old Teresa Hudson Jordan as if she were a “dog or a slave,” according to a newly filed discrimination lawsuit
Reason · Mar 26, 2025 Ninth Circuit Declines to Block Idaho's "Biological Sex" Restrictions for Multi-Occupancy School Restrooms, Locker Rooms, and Shower Rooms The court leaves open, though, the possibility that a narrower challenge aimed just at restrooms with closed stalls, where students wouldn't generally be partly or fully undressed where others can see them.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2025 Former Citibank exec settles maternity discrimination case for £215,000 Maeve Bradley, who worked for Citibank in Belfast, lost out on expected promotion after having a baby
The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2025 Maternity leave sex discrimination case settled for £215,000 Maeve Bradley said her maternity leave cover was promoted in her absence
Evening Standard · Mar 26, 2025 Former Citibank employee settles sex discrimination case for £215,000 Maeve Bradley believed she was in line for a promotion on her return from maternity leave.
The Texas Tribune · Mar 25, 2025 Federal investigators were preparing two Texas housing discrimination cases — until Trump took over The government spent years probing allegations that a Dallas HOA created rules to kick poor Black people out and that Texas discriminated against minority residents in Houston after Hurricane Harvey, only to suddenly reverse course under Trump.
inkl · Mar 25, 2025 How to File a Workplace Complaint Without Risking Retaliation Any workplace environment can produce employment issues that force workers to file official grievances against their employers. An employee needs to understand the proper procedure for reporting any case of discrimination harassment, unpaid wages or unsafe workplace issues.