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‘Lest We Forget’

JR - Yesterday my autistic son taught me yet another lesson - he explained that a black man had explained to him - that going black on our social media is not about posting our comments/thoughts but it’s about amplifying the voices of black leaders/people fighting against inequalities.

Black Lives Matter! Yes, even in the workplace
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‘The truth is silence and inaction is just as damaging. You can’t spell ignorance without ignore - and I think those that are aware of issues but ignore are in the same camp as the ignorant.’

‘So continue to spread awareness, educate yourselves, make room for us at the table. And when the media moves onto another topic, make a conscious effort to continue the fight for racial equality.’

Siji Onabanjo | Jun 2, 2020

Black Lives Matter! Yes, even in the workplace LinkedIn really looks like business as usual to me this afternoon. Talk about an echo chamber! Scrolling through my feed you’d think that the business world is an alternate reality to what is happening on the outside.

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Women juggling with caregiving take brunt of pandemic labour
“As women take on greater care demands at home, their jobs will also be disproportionately affected by cuts and lay-offs. Such impacts risk rolling back the already fragile gains madein female labor force participation, limiting women’s ability to support themselves andtheir families, especially for female-headed households,” the UN wrote in a policy brief examining the impact of COVID-19 on women.

Women juggling with caregiving take brunt of pandemic labour impact From academia to the service industry, women who are also caregivers are taking the brunt of the pandemic labour impact, with at least one economist saying broader childcare provisions need to be part of economic recovery.