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In light of #MeToo, it has come to our knowledge that the issue of sexual harassment is very rampant in the workplace and in any industry. And it still is, to this day.
This special episode with Shelley Ross is our backstage ticket to see what it was like to work in a highly competitive environment where predators and enablers thrive for decades.
Shelley Ross is a three-time award-winning journalist, author, a former Executive Producer at ABC News and CBS News, and a former Producer at NBC News. She's now the President of The Cure Alliance, a nonprofit healthcare organization.
Shelley is a 40-year advocate for equality and anti-sexual harassment in the workplace.
In today's podcast, Shelley shares:
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Despite the millions of dollars spent by companies on DEI training, initiatives, and programs, we see very, very little progress.
In today's podcast, Professor Williams explains to us why this is the case and why the systems in place in businesses and corporations play a major role in creating a safe and inclusive workplace.
Professor Joan C Williams is a Sullivan Professor of Law, Hastings Foundation Chair, and Founding Director of the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.
She's widely known for Bias Interrupters, an evidence-based metrics-driven approach to eradicating implicit bias in the workplace. Her most recently released book, Bias Interrupted: Creating Inclusion For Real and For Good - provides a clear roadmap for workplace leaders, lasting progress in their DEI goals.
In this episode, Professor Williams talks about:
If you learned a lot from this episode, just like we did, and you know someone who needs help with their DEI efforts, share this episode with them by sharing a link directly through your podcast app.
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Muslim employees are highly visible targets of discrimination.
They continue to endure the issues and problems in the workplace that their religion, race, and national origin seem to generate which is fueled by sensational media attention on issues on terrorism.
The Muslim American community is a diverse community. A community that's packed with talent, intelligence, and character that is valuable for any business but sadly, one of the most vulnerable to workplace injustices.
In line with its mission, CAIR New York interviewed Atty. Mahir Nisar about labor issues and labor rights impacting the American Muslim community.
The community needs to have sufficient tools, knowledge, and information to ensure all laborers practice their rights not only as an employee but also as an individual.
What You Will Learn From This Episode:
00:46 - A Glimpse of Mahir's Work as an Employment Attorney and a Board Certified Coach
02:50 - The Unfair Reality that the Muslim Community Faces
04:58 - The Biggest Employment Issues Laborers Face, What to Do About It, and How to Get Yourself Protected
10:55 - How Tech Can Help You Fight for Your Right and Speak Your Truth
13:14 - Learn to Exercise Your Rights in Seeking Accommodation
17:28 - How to Deal with Current Employment Issues Impacting Laborers
20:04 - What You Can Do to Advocate for Others and Help Stop the Injustices
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In the 1990s and early 2000s, a flurry of high-profile lawsuits against financial firms put the issue of sexual harassment front and center.
In this episode, we talk to our special guest, Susan Antilla, who had front-row seat to those legal battles, including the class-action lawsuit filed against Wall Street's Smith Barney.
Susan Antilla is an award-winning investigative journalist who has been a columnist at The New York Times, Bloomberg, TheStreet, and USA Today. She has also been a reporting fellow at the non-profit newsroom Type Investigations.
She is the author of the #MeToo book about sexual harassment on Wall Street: Tales from the Boom-Boom Room: The Landmark Legal Battles That Exposed Wall Street's Shocking Culture of Sexual Harassment.
Join us in this episode to find out how stories like this impact us today and what you need to do when you're caught in the middle of this kind of litigation.
Listen to this episode and discover:
01:23 - The History Behind the Book - Tales from the Boom-Boom Room: Women vs. Wall Street
10:00 - The Reason Behind Mandatory Arbitration Clauses and Non-Disclosures
11:41 - Sexual Harassment Then and Now: What Changed?
13:48 - Women are Speaking Up About Sexual Harassment at Work
15:16 - Sexual Harassment During The COVID-19 Pandemic
17:44 - The Challenges and the Effects of Speaking Up
21:07 - The Stigma and Discrimination of Speaking Up
26:32 - The Negative Consequences of Eliminating NDAs
31:58 - Playing By The Rules and Advocating For Yourself at Work
Resources:
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Working moms have it tough.
It's never easy being a mom trying to juggle a full-time job with family life.
Now more moms than ever are in the workforce, and they turn to each other for support.
This week's episode is all about the challenges that career moms face when returning to work.
Jenny Elliot, the host of the Career Mom Podcast, shares her first-hand experience in navigating parenting and career and how podcasting helped her and other career moms.
Learn from Jenny's experience:
01:11 - The story behind the Career Mom Podcast
04:26 - Identity crisis: Balancing motherhood and career
08:33 - The importance of advocating for yourself
10:17 - Self-advocacy: Asking the right questions
11:17 - Back to work: The importance of a transition plan
13:37 - Dealing with sleep deprivation
16:35 - The mindset and mental load of being a career mom
20:09 - The important skills to develop and nurture as a career mother
23:01 - Is male management receptive to the new roles of career moms?
26:29 - The biggest impact of COVID on career moms
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Women's labor force participation has grown significantly over the last few decades, working longer hours and pursuing higher education in greater numbers.
But despite this progress, the impacts of gender injustice persists.
Today's realities have helped fuel vibrant new leaders and movements forging powerful alliances.
We talked to the Executive Director of Equal Rights Advocates, Atty. Noreen Farrell, about the various topics surrounding gender justice.
We covered topics such as gender wage gap, sex discrimination and sexual harassment, sexual violence in education and accommodations for pregnant workers.
In this episode, find out about:
01:35 - What is Equal Rights Advocates?
02:58 - Gender wage gap and Equal Payday
06:08 - The root cause why women are paid much less
07:20 - The history of gender wage gap in America and what employers can do to close it
11:52 - This is why we need more laws
14:49 - Sexual harassment: How do we make it stop?
19:10 - Changing the laws vs changing company policies to eliminate discrimination, sexual harassment, and pay wage gaps
21:19 - Speaking Up: How your story can change the face of American workplaces
25:41 - Other forms of sex discrimination
27:10 - The Bostock Decision
28:34 - Title IX: Your protection within universities and school institutions from sex-based discrimination
32:38 - Where to find help
33:51 - Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Resources Mentioned:
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As workers struggle to combine work and families, discrimination based on their caregiver status becomes an added burden.
Although caregiver discrimination is particularly damaging to women because of gendered norms and expectations, men are equally affected as well.
Were you ever discriminated against, because you have to care for your special needs child, your parent, or you're pregnant?
If you have a job and family caregiving responsibilities, you are vulnerable.
Learn more about gender stereotyping and caregiver discrimination from Atty. Rebecca G. Pontikes, an expert in gender and family responsibility (caregiver) discrimination.
In this episode, you will learn:
01:19 - What is caregiver discrimination or family responsibilities discrimination
10:18 - Disparate impact cases that affected caregivers or a particular gender
13:01 - Are caregivers entitled to accommodations in the workplace as a caregiver?
16:05 - Different types of stereotypes that people experience within the workplace
18:16 - What is second supervisor syndrome?
20:28 - Destructive stereotypes on female caregivers and motherhood
23:05 - Industries where stereotyping and discrimination are more prevalent
24:32 - The impact of Bostock case on future discrimination cases
28:24 - What is gender stereotyping
31:03 - Women stereotypes in the workplace
35:05 - Do courts require plaintiffs to have a comparator in the workplace?
36:29 - The emotional and psychological impact of gender stereotyping and caregiver discrimination on employees
44:24 - What employers can do to prevent and address gender stereotyping and caregiver discrimination in the workplace
Resources Mentioned:
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Workplace bullying is a growing problem in America and at a shocking rate almost comparable to an epidemic.
Science continues to prove that when left unaddressed, it can cause insurmountable physical and mental health problems.
Cases of workplace bullying are growing leaps and bounds and calls for a legal route of relief.
It needs a law.
We talked to Dr. Gary Namie, Co-founder and Director of Workplace Bullying Institute, about workplace bullying behaviors, the shocking number of bullying cases in the US, and the Healthy Workplace Bill.
In this episode, we dug deep on these topics:
01:39 - The passion behind ending workplace bullying and abuse.
07:32 - Definition of workplace bullying
08:11 - Is workplace bullying behavior deliberate, and does the intent matter?
16:32 - The correlation between workplace bullying and the Me Too Movement
17:16 - Who are the targets of workplace bullying?
19:05 - Shocking numbers of workplace bullying cases of work-at-home employees vs. in the office
21:04 - Is the bullying behavior carried through every facet of the person's life?
23:34 - Are workplace bullies teachable and capable of change?
27:05 - Traits of the bully targets
31:26 - Is there a specific target of abuse?
32:47 - The industries or professions where workplace bullying is most prevalent
34:54 - The impact of fraternity mentality on workplace bullying in the healthcare industry
36:25 - The Healthy Workplace Bill - getting the law passed
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Every one of us, ages.
When it comes to aging, no one is exempted. And when you are an employee, you are not immune to age biases in the workplace.
Misperceptions and outdated assumptions about older workers' skills and proficiency are hurting more and more employees as the number of older workers grows.
Age discrimination is unacceptable, and you can help make it stop.
In this episode, we talked to Sheila Callaham, Executive Director and Board Chair of Age Equity Alliance, about the underlying motivation of age discrimination in the workplace, how it impacts older workers, and what you need to do when you fall victim to such bias.
Sheila is longtime communication and global inclusion and diversity subject matter expert with more than 30 years of experience across private and public sectors in the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East. She believes employers who proactively build diverse, multigenerational teams are not only the most inclusive, but they are also in the best position to succeed.
What You Will Learn In This Episode:
00:41 - What is Age Equity Alliance?
01:21 - What does Age Equity Alliance do to address age-related issues in the workplace and other institutions?
05:06 - The underlying reason for company's biases in age inclusion and its impact on older workers
13:01 - Does the concept of retirement foster discrimination against older employees?
16:04 - The emotional and psychological impact of age discrimination for older employees
22:34 - Worst offenders of age discrimination in the work industry
23:48 - Where does discriminatory attitude against age is born?
26:12 - What HR Departments or management need to do to alleviate age discrimination
27:58 - How the world views aging and age discrimination
30:26 - Is the labor force exploiting employees? And how does it impact older workers?
35:31 - What you need to do when you experience age discrimination in the workplace
38:10 - How to file a complaint or report age discrimination in the workplace
Resources Mentioned:
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The most recent significant win for the LGBTQ community is the Supreme Court's landmark decision on Bostock v. Clayton County.
It is undeniable that this decision will have a ripple effect on LGBTQ rights, not just in employment, but in many other areas as well.
Join us in this episode as we explore the Bostock case with Atty. Ezra Cukor, and its impact on the future of LGBTQ rights within the workplace.
Ezra Cukor is a Civil Rights Attorney and co-author with Shirley Lin of "LGBTQIA+ Discrimination" published in Employment Discrimination Law & Litigation (2020).
In this episode, you will learn:
05:49 - The impact of the Supreme Court's decision on bisexual people
09:05 - What is textualism, and what is its impact on LGBTQ rights
11:08 - Bostock decision applied in different scenarios
14:32 - What is intersectionality, and its critical role in LGBTQ employment matters
19:50 - LGBTQ fight for equality particularly in the workplace
24:51 - Common patterns of workplace discrimination on the basis of sex
28:31 - How the LGBTQ community can tackle sex discrimination issues in the workplace
Resources Mentioned:
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