Sizeism at Work: What You Need To Know To Make Workplaces Safe, Inclusive: Take The Lead 12/12/2023

It’s holiday party time at work.
If you are spending your days in an office, or you are going in from your remote office for the special in-person occasion of a year’s end celebration, there will be an abundance of buffets, holiday treats and goodies.
That can be wonderful and it can also be dreadful, particularly if you are labelled as overweight, a person in a larger body and fatshaming, fatphobia and sizeism are prevalent in your workplace culture. Subtle or overt comments such as, “Thats a full plate!” or “Why not try the fruit instead of the cookies?” may make anyone want to opt out of any celebration.

The Power To Create Better Spaces for Our Students in the Digital World
By Danna Okuyama

Before I hit 30, I already lived in four countries and come to appreciate the cultures and vibrancy of the world. Today, when travel isn’t an option, social media can be a powerful tool to connect with others around the globe.
I always wanted my son to become a global citizen, however, when he entered pre-school, he was excluded and faced unfair judgments simply because of his appearance.

When Leadership Requires Keeping Your Hand On the Plow

“I never doubted that equal rights was the right direction. Most reforms, most problems are complicated. But to me there is nothing complicated about ordinary equality.” —Alice Paul, , suffragist leader and author of the Equal Rights Amendment, which a century later still is not published into the U.S. Constitution.

“Ordinary equality…” This week marks its important but traditionally little-noticed anniversary.
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), first introduced in Congress on December 13, 1923, was written by Paul, a suffragist instrumental in the 1920 ratification of the 19th amendment, which enshrined women’s right to vote in the U.S. Constitution. Yet 100 years later, the ERA is still vying for a permanent place in the U.S. Constitution.

Mark The 100 Year Anniversary of ERA

It's been a century since the first introduction of the Equal Rights Amendment in the House of Representatives.Stand in solidarity for the passage of ERA with the AAUW, ERA Coalition, Equality Now, Feminist Majority, League of Women Voters, National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), National Organization for Women (NOW), Women Connect4Good, and YWCA for a day of action in Washington, DC on December 13 and also virtually. Take The Lead is a program partner of the ERA Coalition.