Thank you
@AOC
for highlighting the
#genderbias
that women face *every day.* And for the record, not hiring or firing a woman because she’s pregnant is AGAINST THE LAW.
I was in a conversation*this year* w/ many people in the room &one guy asked if he could rescind a job offer if he found out a candidate was pregnant.
In my early 20s I was told that if I got engaged, don’t wear the ring to interviews to better my odds.
This is *present day.*
In honor of The Duchess of Sussex’s 40th birthday, we are calling for our audience to join
#MeghanMarkle
’s
#40x40
and commit to any act of service or mentorship, e.g. mentorship to support women reentering the workforce.
#CompassionInAction
What a powerful way to set the tone for 2018. Women in Hollywood are saying
#TimesUp
on sexual harassment—not just on movie sets but in all workplaces. They’re placing a special emphasis on funding legal representation for low-wage workers.
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Today is
#ElectionDay2019
. 🗳 Today also marks the anniversary of the 2018
#midtermelections
, where a record amount of women were elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. RT to remind your friends it's important to get out and make your voice heard. 🗣🗣🗣
The pay gap is not about just 1 paycheck. The average Latina loses out on more than $1M over the course of her career. This has a huge impact on Latinas’ families and their ability to invest in savings, higher education, and property.
#LatinaEqualPay
Duchess Meghan and Prince Harry's charitable foundation has signed on to Marshall Plan for Moms' new national business coalition, which will pursue solutions to equitable childcare support for working parents.
As one Black woman in our
#LeanIn
Circles community told us, “There’s a sort of mental calculus that you do when you’re just making enough. You’re often just thinking how can I get food, how can I have a little bit of spare change?"
#EqualPayDay
Today, we released the 7th
#WomenInTheWorkplace
report the largest study of its kind, & a joint effort w/
@McKinsey
. This year’s report makes it clear: at all levels of management, women are showing up as better people managers & champions of DEI than men.
Meghan Markle's new podcast, “Archetypes,” debuts this summer on Spotify. In this series, Markle speaks with historians, experts, and special guests to uncover the origins of stereotypes and how bias manifests itself in popular culture.
On
#BlackWomensEqualPay
Day, we're shining a light on the barriers that Black women face in the workplace with a new report, The State of Black Women in Corporate America. If companies want to do better by women, they must do better by Black women.
"In the Harris household, ambition means courage. It means living your purpose." via
@meenaharris
What have the women in your life taught you about ambition?
#MeghanMarkle
and
@SerenaWilliams
discussed ambition in the debut episode of Archetypes—a 12-episode series exploring how labels affect women and perpetuate double standards.
#TakeOnBiasThursday
message from
#SherylSandberg
: We tend to underestimate women's performance and overestimate men's. This bias often leads to missed opportunities and lower performance ratings for women—both can significantly impact career progression.
2020 MOOD:
"Women are the largest voting body in the country. Let's make it look more like us."
OWN 👏 YOUR 👏 POWER 👏 LADIES 👏
#MichelleWilliams
#GoldenGlobes
At this year's
@GirlUp
Leadership Summit,
#MeghanMarkle
encouraged girls to lead, saying ”This is a humanity that desperately needs you. To push it—to push us—forcefully in a more inclusive, more just, and more empathetic direction.” via
@glamourmag
"To the girls, to the women, to the mothers, to the daughters who hear the music bubbling within—please speak up. We need to hear your voices." An empowering message from
#HildurGu
ðnadóttir who became just the 4th woman to win an
#Oscar
for Best Original Score for the
#Joker
.
As we ring in 2018, surround yourself with people who will help you chase your goals this year. Find people who will encourage you when things are going well and who will help you stick with it when the going gets tough.
Start a Lean In Circle at .
"My real plea is for men to have enough empathy to go see movies starring women because I’ve been asked to go see movies starring men my entire life, & I’ve happily done so. I don’t know why men don’t return that f*cking favor." -
@ElizabethBanks
Almost 3 in 4 women experience bias at work – & it’s worse for women of color, LGBTQ+ women, & women with disabilities. Yet only 1 in 3 employees call out biased behavior. This
#IWD2021
,
#ChooseToChallenge
bias & make the workplace better for women.