Equity Observer
Equity is an essential lens that reveals how design intersects with objects, places, people, and the planet. Equity Observer spotlights the people, projects, and ideas that aim to reshape systems and create a fairer, more beautiful world.
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Mine the $3.1T gap: Workplace gender equity is a growth imperative in an era of uncertainty
May’s financial indicators reveal a U.S. economy in disarray. Corporate-sector gender inequity is a major reason why.
Ellen McGirt|Essays
The Design Observer annual gift guide!
The winter holidays are already a tricky time for so many people, though this year feels uniquely fraught.
Ellen McGirt|Essays
Gratitude? HARD PASS
We ask too much of gratitude.
Sheena Medina|Democracy
What now?
We are here, undeterred in our purpose, and more committed than ever.
L’Oreal Thompson Payton|Essays
‘Misogynoir is a distraction’: Moya Bailey on why Kamala Harris (or any U.S. president) is not going to save us
Ellen McGirt|Democracy
New kids on the bloc?
Equity, race relations, preserving Black history, and saving democracy are top of mind.
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