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.
Videos
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Reshma Saujani Smith College Commencement Speech 2023
Imposter syndrome is not your problem to solve.
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.
The revolutionary power of diverse thought
Shared by 26, 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…
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The Past and Present of Writing Women Out of Scientific History
The film Oppenheimer is approaching a worldwide gross of $1 billion, making it the highest-grossing biographical film on record. It’s a tragic irony that the scientific genius in whose shadow Oppen…
The Other Side of Money: On the Stories We Tell about Wealth, Poverty, and Inequality
1. Once upon a time, around 2014, I began writing What’s Mine. It will be a novel about someone whose home gets invaded by this annoying person, I wrote to my agent. It turns out this annoying pers…
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles in Equity & Inclusion—all under 10 minutes.
When Great Minds Don’t Think Alike
As organizations strive to make their workforces more diverse with respect to race, gender equity, and people with disabilities, leaders need to apply these same strategies to employees with different…
«great minds that do not think alike are more likely to yield towering innovations.»
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.
Make Inclusive Behaviors Habitual on Your Team
Implementation and accountability for inclusion practices live with the team, where real-time interaction happens and real work gets done. What the authors call Inclusive Teaming is not about having a…
Women are superstars on stage, but still rarely get to write songs
Songwriting credits since 1958, broken down by gender
Is it time for the Revenge of the Normies?
An optimistic take on technology and inequality.
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles in Equity & Inclusion.
The diversity myth by Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel on multiculturalism as misdirection.
Why Are (White) Men So Unambitious?
“Men don’t need ambition. They have privilege. They rise unless they work hard at sucking.”
Why women really don’t get to host late-night TV
Salon talks to former hosts who recall less resources and higher stakes. Executives expose the real problems with how legacy shows are built around men
How Much Discomfort Is the Whole World Worth?
Movement building requires a culture of listening—not mastery of the right language.
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.»
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
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