Queer Activism Goes Online
Astraea’s CommsLabs program combines indigenous knowledge, technology, and healing practices to power the next wave of LGBTQI organizing. From the Summer 2019 issue.
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Streamlining Emergency Access
Safe Shelter Collaborative dramatically reduces the time that survivors of domestic violence and sex trafficking have to wait to secure safe accommodation. A Field Report from the Summer 2019 issue.
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The Complicated Revolution
Sociologist Jen Schradie reveals how digital activism empowers defenders of the status quo.
The Pathology of Tradition
Women’s rights and human rights organizations take aim at the tradition of "menstrual exile" through creating broad access to scientific knowledge that destigmatizes menstruation.
‘Checkbox Diversity’ Must Be Left Behind for DEI Efforts to Succeed
DEI efforts need to account for hegemony, marginalization, and the creation of sustainable shifts in power. This is the second of 10 articles in a special series about diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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The Bias of ‘Professionalism’ Standards
Professionalism has become coded language for white favoritism in workplace practices that more often than not leave behind people of color. This is the fourth of 10 articles in a special series about diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The Curb-Cut Effect
Laws and programs designed to benefit vulnerable groups, such as the disabled or people of color, often end up benefiting all of society.
What the Heck Does ‘Equity’ Mean?
A clear definition of equity would seem paramount to galvanizing philanthropy into action around this increasingly used term—but the field is only beginning to explore what it really means.
The Racism of the ‘Hard-to-Find’ Qualified Black Candidate Trope
Stereotypes and racial bias in hiring and promotion are damaging at personal, career, and organizational levels.
Web3 and the Trap of ‘For Good’
Because decentralization doesn’t necessarily mean redistributing power, Web3 must make values integral to the architecture.