HeyJaredBreak the Silence
No BS truth-teller. I call out sexism and racism at work — especially the uncomfortable truth about white women and power. After 25 years taking on Big Food, I know how institutions protect themselves at workers' expense — and I help employees fight back.
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Sometimes I Let My Husband Deal With Men (opens the original)
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Sometimes I draft an email and have my husband send it when the recipient is a man. Not because he knows more about the subject than I do, but because sometimes I think the man on the receiving end will respond better to another man.I did this just the other day with our accountant. I wrote the email, but Ross sent it. It was his suggestion and I agreed with a sigh of resignation. We do this sometimes because we have learned that certain interactions go more smoothly when he is out in front, esp
After You’ve Been Gaslit at Work (opens the original)
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When you’ve been gaslit at work, you often need a sanity check. For years, I thought my clients were sending me far more evidence than I needed to help them with their challenges at work. Then I realized why they do it. Because I did it too.In the immediate aftermath my own workplace nightmare, I spent countless hours putting everything together. I made a timeline. I went back through old emails, over and over them. I pulled together my successes, including the praise I got from
Ms. Rachel Is Doing the Right Thing. Why is it Such a Big Deal? (opens the original)
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I keep seeing people praise children’s YouTube star Ms. Rachel for speaking out about racism. And good for her. I am glad she is using her enormous platform to talk about racial injustice, support reparations, and call attention Black-owned businesses.But I am also getting uncomfortable with just how extraordinary we think this is. And maybe that says more us than is does about her.Thanks for reading Break the Silence! Subscribe for free to receive new posts.<form class="subscr
600,000 Black Women Out of Work Is an Urgent Crisis (opens the original)
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Since sharing Luckie Daniel’s story last week, more than 50 people have shared the LinkedIn post. That sounds impressive until you realize most of these shares are by other Black women, some sharing their own similar experiences. Luckie tells me she’s heard from many others like this, but no job leads.Thanks for reading
Can You Hire A Black Woman Today? (opens the original)
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Three months into a new job, I got fired. My ego took the hit. My life didn’t.My mother was a phone call away. My partner’s income kept coming in. We had savings and stable, below-market rent because landlords, unsurprisingly, love renting to a middle-aged white couple and keeping us there.Luckie Daniels also lost a job. Her story is entirely different.I met Luckie after that loss and helped her negotiate a modest settlement with her former employer. It didn’t stop what came next: eviction, no c
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