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What We're Reading: The Most-Buzzed-About Links From the C&C Team Slack Channel

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Welcome to the latest installment of What We’re Reading, a bi-monthly series in which we share the most talked-about links from the Create & Cultivate team Slack channel. Scroll on to find out what the C&C team is currently discussing and join in on the conversation by sharing your thoughts in the comments section. This week, the most-talked-about links spanned ____ to ___

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What We're Reading: The Links the C&C Team Can't Stop Discussing, Pondering, and Slacking Each Other About

A bi-monthly series, sharing the most talked-about links in the C&C Slack channel.

Photo: Create & Cultivate

Photo: Create & Cultivate

Introducing What We’re Reading, a bi-monthly series in which we share the most talked-about links from the Create & Cultivate team Slack channel. Scroll on to find out what the C&C team is currently discussing and please feel free to join in on the conversation by sharing your thoughts in the comment section if you’d like. This week, the most-buzzed about topics around the virtual water cooler spanned a historic ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court to protect LGBTQ+ rights in the workplace to a renewed momentum toward finally make Juneteenth a nationally recognized holiday.

When outraged commenters are your employees.

An Essence poll found that nearly half of Black women (45%) say the place where they experience racism most frequently is in the workplace.

Square, Twitter, Nike, Target, and a growing number of companies are observing Juneteenth as a paid holiday for employees.

But too many companies are engaging in “performative allyship.”

Seven months pregnant and furloughed.

Land O’Lakes CEO Beth Ford—and fellow LGBTQ+ business leaders—on the hard work that led up to this week's landmark Supreme Court ruling.

Melinda Gates and MacKenzie Bezos unveil a $30M gender equality initiative.

Bon Appetit’s test kitchen staff is demanding equal pay.

12 ways to get reenergized on your midday break. (We highly recommend #3!)

ICYMI, Kim Kardashian West landed a podcast deal with Spotify.

And a special thank you to our Instagram followers for recommending black women-owned small businesses to add to our ever-growing list. Keep those recs coming!

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Links From Our Group Chat: New York City Just Banned This Question During Hiring

And other goodies. 

Good news for activists and advocacy groups seeking to eradicate the gender wage gap — on Tuesday, New York City banned asking about salary history as a question during hiring processes.

However. Something else bit the dust last week. And it wasn't great

But to lift your spirits, check out these self-made women

Wondering how young women get ahead in entertainment? Click thru. 

ANND. This makes us want to clean out our closets. Stat. 
 

What are you digging into this crispy almost Christmas evening? 

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