The Best Articles in Equity & Inclusion
The most useful articles and videos in Equity & Inclusion from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Equity & Inclusion Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved in Equity & Inclusion by Refind users in 2023 so far.
Videos
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The most popular explanation for the gender pay gap is wrong
Author Richard Reeves debunks gender pay gap myths.Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmat...
The urgency of intersectionality
Now more than ever, it's important to look boldly at the reality of race and gender bias -- and understand how the two can combine to create even more harm. Kimberlé Crenshaw uses the term "intersectionality" to describe this phenomenon; as she says, if you're standing in the path of multiple forms of exclusion, you're likely to get hit by both. In this moving talk, she calls on us to bear witness to this reality and speak up for victims of prejudice.
Joy Buolamwini: How I'm fighting bias in algorithms
MIT grad student Joy Buolamwini was working with facial analysis software when she noticed a problem: the software didn't detect her face -- because the people who coded the algorithm hadn't taught it…
The revolutionary power of diverse thought
Shared by 25, including Christian Hirsig, Ines Bieler
Hayley Yeates: It's (past) time to appreciate cultural diversity
With tart humor, Hayley Yeates makes the case that investing in cultural diversity is just as important as fostering gender diversity.
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How to handle comp challenges at every startup stage — Kaitlyn Knopp’s advice from Pequity, Instacart, Cruise…
Kaitlyn Knopp, founder & CEO of Pequity, shares tactical compensation advice for every startup stage — from initial leveling and comp philosophy, to negotiating offers, extending exercise windows, and…
How to fight racism using science
Misguided assumptions about race are going mainstream, but hard facts can help you combat entrenched attitudes
How to Fix Your Tech Interview to Increase Diversity
June 16, 2019Before you start reading this blog post, please know that this is for folks who care about diversity and inclusion because it is the right thing to do. If you don't believe that…
Trending
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How Maternity Care Deserts Put Black Moms at Risk
Being pregnant and Black is hard when you live in a rural community. Options are few, and racism makes everything worse.
Guaranteed Income Programs Show Why Policymakers Should Just Give Money To Black Women
These states have guaranteed income programs supporting Black women. Here's how they can affect you.
The Fugitive Princesses of Dubai
As the emirate’s ruler espoused gender equality, four royal women staked their lives on escaping his control.
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles in Equity & Inclusion—all under 10 minutes.
What Is Emotional Labor, and Why Does It Matter?
A new book explains how devaluing emotional labor—disproportionately done by women and other disadvantaged groups—perpetuates inequality.
How Successful Women Sustain Career Momentum
The authors, executive coaches for women leaders, wanted to understand why some women are able to sustain and maintain career momentum, despite the systemic, structural problems women — and especially…
Why the super rich are inevitable
Why some mathematicians argue the economy is designed to create a few super rich people – unless we stop it.
How Confidence Is Weaponized Against Women
When women fail to achieve career goals, leaders are prone to attribute it to a lack of self-confidence. And when women demonstrate high levels of confidence through behaviors, such as being…
«confidence is a highly gendered word aimed at and adopted by both women and men to explain away the slower progression of women at work.»
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles in Equity & Inclusion.
Why Are (White) Men So Unambitious?
“Men don’t need ambition. They have privilege. They rise unless they work hard at sucking.”
America is now in fascism’s legal phase
The US’s history of racism is fertile ground for fascism. Attacks on the courts, education, voting rights and women’s rights are steps to toppling democracy
«Though fascism involves disregard for human life, not all fascists are genocidal. Even Nazi Germany turned to genocide only relatively late in the regime’s rule.»
What’s so scary about a transgender child?
Shared by 182, including Kestrel Nicole VANDERWITCH!!!, Human Rights Campaign, Kelsey D. Atherton, Dr. Janet D. Stemwedel, PhD 🏳️🌈, National NOW
The Complicated Quest to Decipher Human Difference
Racial categories are crude maps imposed on human biological variation. How do scientists square them with genetics?
«It’s the cultural meanings that we attach to that variation that will create the different racial categories.” Those categories, she added, are fluid.»
Black Children Were Jailed for a Crime That Doesn’t Exist. Almost Nothing Happened to the Adults in…
Judge Donna Scott Davenport oversees a juvenile justice system in Rutherford County, Tennessee, with a staggering history of jailing children. She said kids must face consequences, which rarely seem…
Thought Leaders
We monitor hundreds of thought leaders, influencers, and newsletters in Equity & Inclusion, including:

Ava DuVernay

Ida Bae Wells
Reporter @nytmag//Creator #1619Project//EP #1619Hulu//Co-founder @IBWellsSociety //Founder @c4jdhowardu //Knight Chair @howardu//

Fräulein Tessa
Freie Cryptonautin 👩🏼🚀🌙 Bitcoinerin 🧡 37 Jahre Tessas Crypto-Kiosk auf Twitch und Youtube
Nathan Yau
making charts

Sheryl Sandberg
founder of Lean In and Option B, ex-COO of Meta, mother of 5, wife of dazzling man, friend to many great women
Publications
We monitor hundreds of publications, blogs, newsletters, and news sources in Equity & Inclusion, including:
19thnews
The 19th is an independent, nonprofit newsroom reporting at the intersection of gender, politics and policy. http://19thnews.org/newsletters
Mother Jones
Smart, fearless journalism. Reader-supported since 1976. Thank you for making our work possible!
ProPublica
Pursuing stories with moral force Send us things: http://propub.li/3ewuUKH Newsletter: http://propub.li/2Opjiys Masto: http://newsie.social/@ProPublica TikTok: http://propub.li/3J4re5o
Outside
A run, hike, ride, or meditation can change everything. Live Bravely! IG: @outsidemagazine Newsletters: http://outsideonline.com/newsletters Cover photo: Mark Fleming
Rest of World
We're a nonprofit publication covering global technology outside the West. Sign up: http://restofworld.org/newsletter/
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