Podcast appearances and mentions of Joan C Williams

Joan C Williams joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career as a Professor of Law, the Director of the Equality Action Center and her recent book "Out-classed: How the Left Lost the Working Class and How to Win Them Back".

Why are the Democrats losing the American working class? According to Joan Williams, it's because they are failing to prioritize economic concerns of working-class Americans. In her new book Outclassed: How the Left Lost the Working Class and How to Win Them Back, Williams argues that Democrats lost the 2024 election because of their over-preoccupation with the interests of college educated Americans. Williams notes significant shifts among non-college voters of color toward Republicans and believes Democrats must develop what she calls "cultural competence" to connect with working-class voters. She emphasizes that economic struggle, and not just racism, drove Trump's victory. Williams advocates for a messaging that resonates with working-class values while maintaining progressive goals on issues like climate change. Democrats, she suggests, must return to their traditional language and prioritize economic stability for all Americans if they are to win back power in 2028. Five Key Takeaways * Democrats lost working-class voters across racial groups in 2024, with significant shifts among non-college voters of color (35-point shift among Latinos and 30-point shift among Black voters) and even larger shifts among younger voters of color.* Williams argues that economic factors, not just racism, drove Trump's victory. She believes Democrats failed to prioritize inflation and economic issues that matter most to working-class Americans, focusing instead on issues that primarily resonate with college-educated elites.* The "class-culture gap" between college-educated elites and working-class Americans requires Democrats to develop "cultural competence" - understanding and connecting with the values, communication styles, and priorities of non-college educated voters.* Williams believes Democrats must center economic messaging on the principle that "anybody who works hard in America deserves a stable middle-class standard of living" while connecting progressive policies to working-class values.* Unlike some critics, Williams doesn't believe Democrats must abandon identity politics or progressive causes, but rather must present these causes in ways that connect with working-class values while prioritizing economic issues.Keen On America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Described as having "something approaching rock star status” in her field by The New York Times Magazine, Joan C. Williams is an award-winning scholar of social inequality. She is the author of White Working Class, and has published on class dynamics in The New York Times, Washington Post, The Atlantic, The New Republic and more. She is Distinguished Professor of Law and Hastings Foundation Chair (emerita) at University of California College of the Law San Francisco. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

For this episode of the Global Exchange podcast, Colin Robertson talks with Solange Marquez and Andres Rozental about the Mexican reaction to the return of President Donald Trump and the continuing threat of tariffs. // Participants' bios - CGAI Fellow Solange Marquez is a professor at the Law School of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).  A former VP of the Mexican Council on International Affairs (Comexi) she is its representative in Canada. - Andres Rozental served as Mexico's ambassador to Sweden and the United Kingdom and as deputy foreign minister. He is the Founding President of the Mexican Council on Foreign Relations. He holds the lifetime rank of eminent ambassador of Mexico. // Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson // // Reading Recommendations: - "Juan Carlos: Steering Spain from Dictatorship to Democracy", by Paul Preston: https://www.amazon.ca/Juan-Carlos-Steering-Dictatorship-Democracy-ebook/dp/B009UL1WO8 - "Ir a La Habana", by Leonardo Padura: https://www.amazon.ca/Habana-Cr%C3%B3nica-viajes-Havana-Chronicle/dp/6073918933 - "Prime Target": https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31186958/ - "White Working Class: Overcoming Class Cluelessness in America", by Joan C. Williams: https://www.amazon.ca/White-Working-Class-Overcoming-Cluelessness/dp/1633693783 - "Atlas of AI", by Kate Crawford: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300264630/atlas-of-ai/ // Recording Date: February 9, 2025.

Shanna Hocking shares transformative mindsets to help you advance your career and achieve your goals. — YOU'LL LEARN — 1) How daily bold moves increase confidence 2) Powerful mantras to keep self-doubt at bay 3) How to stop dreading difficult conversations Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1019 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT SHANNA — Shanna A. Hocking is a leadership consultant and coach, fundraising strategist, speaker, and writer. Shanna spent 20 years in fundraising leadership at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Alabama, and Duke University. She is the author of One Bold Move a Day: Meaningful Actions Women Can Take to Fulfill Their Leadership and Career Potential. Shanna's expertise has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Fortune, Wall Street Journal, The Muse, and Harper's Bazaar UK. Shanna was named a LinkedIn Top Voice in 2024. • Book: One Bold Move a Day: Meaningful Actions Women Can Take to Fulfill Their Leadership and Career Potential • LinkedIn: Shanna Hocking • Website: ShannaAHocking.com — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Tool: Hogan Assessments • Study: “Stronger together: A multilevel study of collective strengths use and team performance” by Maria Christina Meyers, Marianne van Woerkom, and Robin Bauwens • Book: I Hope This Finds You Well: A Novel by Natalie Sueook: What Works for Women at Work: Four Patterns Working Women Need to Know by Joan C. Williams and Rachel Dempsey — THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • CleanMyMac. Use the promo code BEAWESOME for 10% off on any CleanMyMac subscription plan. • Lingoda. Visit try.lingoda.com/awesome and use the promo code 50AWESOME for up to 50% off until December 21! • Jenni Kayne. Use the code AWESOME15 to get 15% off your order! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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In this episode of the Gender & Society podcast series, Drs. Cecilia L. Ridgeway, Rachel M. Korn, and Joan C. Williams discuss their G&S article, "Documenting the Routine Burden of Devalued Difference in the Professional Workplace."

Organizations spend millions of dollars and time on diversity, equity, and inclusion training. This anti-bias training is meant to influence a workforce, a leader, a team, and most importantly, an individual to be more inclusive. Studies show that well-managed diverse groups outperform homogeneous ones and are more committed to their teams and organizations. They have higher collective intelligence and are better at making decisions and solving problems. Unfortunately, research also shows that bias prevention programs rarely deliver. Dr. Bray discusses this problem and how you, as an individual, can make a profound impact and difference in your workplace by becoming a bias interrupter. *HBR November-December 2019. How the Best Bosses Interrupt Bias On Their Teams. Joan C. Williams and Sky Mihaylo. QUOTES BY DR. BRAY “Although bias may be hard to eliminate, it isn't as hard to interrupt!” “Change happens at the individual level!” “Stop and see how you behave and act around others and how you judge & see others”

Companies spend billions of dollars annually on diversity efforts with remarkably few results. Too often diversity efforts rest on the assumption that all that's needed is an earnest conversation about "privilege." That's not enough. To truly make progress we need to stop celebrating the problem and instead take effective steps to solve it. Through her own exhaustive research, fresh evidence and first-hand work with companies our guest shows how it's done, and, reassuringly, how easy it is to get started. We welcome the author of Bias Interrupted: Creating Inclusion for Real and for Good, Joan C. Williams, welcome to the show. Find Joan here: Find bias interrupters here:  

Companies spend billions of dollars annually on diversity efforts with remarkably few results. Too often diversity efforts rest on the assumption that all that's needed is an earnest conversation about "privilege." That's not enough. To truly make progress we need to stop celebrating the problem and instead take effective steps to solve it. Through her own exhaustive research, fresh evidence and first hand work with companies our guest shows how it's done, and, reassuringly, how easy it is to get started. Chapter titles include 1. What's the path forward? 2. Is bias training worthless? 3. We're a meritocracy. Are you asking us to change that? 4. Why do some groups need to be politically savvier to succeed? 5. Are you saying that white men have it easy? I don't feel privileged. 6. We cherish our culture. Can we retain that and still achieve DEI goals? 7. Can we make progress on DEI without getting all rigid and bureaucratic? 8. Women's priorities change after having kids. Are you saying I should ignore that? 9. Isn't it natural—and inevitable—that people who work harder go further? 10. If we hire more women and people of color, won't the DEI problem take care of itself? 11. What does the CEO need to do to finally deliver on DEI goals? 12. How can a company change who gets access to opportunities? (Hint: Only the CEO can) 13. How can CDOs and HR get buy-in—and deliver— on DEI goals? 14. How can HR and DEI departments work together to interrupt bias in basic business systems? 15. How can individual managers help move the needle—and manage more effectively? We welcome the author of Bias Interrupted: Creating Inclusion for Real and for Good, Joan C. Williams Find Joan here: https://joancwilliams.com Find bias interrupters here: https://biasinterrupters.org

We often have to make decisions without having all the information we need to feel comfortable about what the outcome is likely to be (think: Covid vaccine).  But when people are looking to you to step up and lead, how do you make sure you're on the front foot, not the back foot?  How dangerous might your best guess be, really?  Kate & Max discuss decision making porridge – when is it juuuuust right to go ahead and course-correct later if you need to?  Chances are you get better with confidence, which takes practice.   Find out more about how to make the best decisions at theaccidentalmanager .  That's where you'll find the 5-minute noodles Delegating Decisions, Reframe, Change Types, Narrative 4mat, 6 hats and Simple Rules - all of which help you feel like you're in the Goldilocks sweet spot when it comes to making decisions. The books we mention in this episode are Joan C Williams' Bias Interrupted and David Rock's Your Brain At Work. Join the chat at noodle.space and follow us for daily snippets to boost your day on Instagram @noodle_space.

Tune into the latest episode of the Read Smart podcast, ‘Money Talks' where our host Shahidha Bari speaks to economist Vicky Pryce and legal scholar Joan C Williams about the turbulent world of economics, where it stands in the non-fictional sphere and the state of our economy today. Our guests explore the reputation economics has as a science, as well as the position of women within this complex structure. Listen now to hear more. This podcast is generously supported by The Blavatnik Family Foundation. For more podcasts from The Baillie Gifford Prize, click here. Follow @BGPrize on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and YouTube.

The challenges we face in and out of the workplace - racial inequalities, racial biases, discrimination, etc. - all come down to one thing, known as bias.  In this week's episode, we are going to talk about bias and we are joined by Anu Gupta, a scientist, educator, lawyer, and the Founder and CEO of BE MORE with Anu, an Edtech company that trains people in breaking bias to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging (DEIB), and justice in workplaces and communities.  As a DEI practitioner, Anu discussed what is bias, where did it come from, his experience in tackling it, and the effective tools that he uses to help companies and organizations break the bias.  Anu also shared: His first experience with bias and what led him to founding Be More with Anu The effects of media-generated stereotypes and misinformation What is Breaking Racial Bias and how it can help your DEI goals The four components of systemic racism (DEIB) Why belonging is essential and the ultimate outcome of DEI How to identify biases in the workplace Using the PRISM tools in addressing workplace bias Seeking accountability and the reasons why companies and perpetrators are resistant to being held accountable Anu Gupta is a sought-after expert in breaking bias, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), entrepreneurship, mindfulness, and compassion. He has brought BE MORE's approach to over 300 companies reaching over 50,000 professionals. He has spoken about this work at TED, SXSW, and the Oprah Conversation. If you find this information helpful and you know someone who wants to learn more about DEIB, you can grab the share link on your podcast app and send it their way. Resources and Links Mentioned: [Article] Updated study outlines potential gains to U.S. economy and a pathway for economic growth (2018) by Kellogg Foundation - https://bit.ly/KelloggStudy2018  [Article] Hundreds of Google Employees Unionize, Culminating Years of Activism - https://nyti.ms/3wr9NWX  EP16 How Implicit Biases Undermines DEI Training and Initiatives in the Workplace with Prof. Joan C. Williams - https://apple.co/3ihIgP3  Connect with Anu Gupta and BE MORE with Anu: Website: https://bemorewithanu.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bemorewithanu/  Instagram: @bemorewithanu Facebook: @bemorewithanu Twitter: @bemorewithanu Connect with Atty. Mahir and Nisar Law Group: Website: https://www.nisarlaw.com/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nisarlawpc/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nisarlaw/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/nisarlaw  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/mahirnisar  Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@discriminationlawyer    Need help? Call 212-600-9534 for a free case evaluation.  

Despite the millions of dollars spent by companies on DEI training, initiatives, and programs, we see very, very little progress.  In today's podcast, Professor Williams explains to us why this is the case and why the systems in place in businesses and corporations play a major role in creating a safe and inclusive workplace. Professor Joan C Williams is a Sullivan Professor of Law, Hastings Foundation Chair, and Founding Director of the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.   She's widely known for Bias Interrupters, an evidence-based metrics-driven approach to eradicating implicit bias in the workplace. Her most recently released book, Bias Interrupted: Creating Inclusion For Real and For Good - provides a clear roadmap for workplace leaders, lasting progress in their DEI goals.  In this episode, Professor Williams talks about: - What is Bias Interrupted and what it's meant to do for the workplace  - Implicit biases and how bias interrupted and the interrupters can solve this issue  - The reasons why there's very little progress in DEI efforts in the workplace -How implicit biases undermine meritocracy  - How gender and racially diverse teams can create positive lasting changes in the workplace and the business - The 5 Patterns of Bias - How remote work or hybrid work schedules affect DEI goals - How caregiver rights started and the status of discrimination against adults with caregiving responsibilities, especially on mothers   If you learned a lot from this episode, just like we did, and you know someone who needs help with their DEI efforts, share this episode with them by sharing a link directly through your podcast app.   Resources and Links Mentioned: - Center for WorkLife Law - https://worklifelaw.org/ - Bias Interrupters - https://biasinterrupters.org/  - (Book) Bias Interrupted: Creating Inclusion For Real and For Good - https://biasinterrupters.org/book/  - Gender Stereotypes and Caregiver Discrimination in the Workplace ft. Rebecca Pontikes - https://apple.co/3rwKdgg    Connect with Professor Williams, Bias Interrupters and Center for WorkLife Law: - Professor Joan C. Williams - https://joancwilliams.com/  - Twitter - https://twitter.com/JoanCWilliams  - Bias Interrupters - https://biasinterrupters.org/  - Center for WorkLife Law - https://worklifelaw.org/  - LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/worklifelaw/  - Twitter - https://twitter.com/worklifelawctr    Connect with Atty. Mahir and Nisar Law Group: - Website - https://www.nisarlaw.com/  - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nisarlawpc/  - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nisarlaw/  - Twitter: https://twitter.com/nisarlaw  - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/mahirnisar  - Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@discriminationlawyer    Need help? Call 212-600-9534 for a free case evaluation.  

Remote and hybrid work is a golden opportunity to make real progress toward diversity and inclusion goals, but only if companies handle it right. In this episode of Get Reworked, we talk to Joan C. Williams, professor at University of California Hastings School of Law and author of Bias Interrupted: Creating Inclusion for Real and for Good, about that opportunity and the role organizations can play in interrupting bias at work. Here's a tip: Just having a conversation about it isn't enough. "If you had a problem with sales, you wouldn't respond to it by having a conversation about sales, and then expect anything to change," Joan said. "You would analyze the sales process, figure out what's going wrong, develop metrics to establish baselines and measure progress, and then keep trying evidence-based strategies to achieve your goals. You wouldn't have a sincere conversation about sales and designate National Celebrate Sales Month and expect anything to change."  Highlights of the conversation include: Why diversity, equity and inclusion programs in many organizations fail to solve the challenge of bias. The places where bias in organizational systems show up and how that harms women and people of color. How to design hiring processes, performance evaluations and succession planning to be more equitable. Why change needs to come from the top and the bottom of the organization. Plus, co-hosts Siobhan Fagan and Mike Prokopeak talk to Joan about why she has made studying and interrupting bias her life's work and talk about their bi-weekly live conversations with audience members on Twitter Spaces. Listen in for more. Have a suggestion, comment or topic for a future episode? Drop us a line at editors@simplermedia.com.

Joan C. Williams talks about stopping bias transmission to create inclusion for real and for good.

This week's podcast guest is Joan C. Williams, distinguished Law Professor at the University of California, Hastings College of Law, and Director for the Centre of WorkLife Law, and author of a brilliant new book, Bias Interrupted: Creating Inclusion for Real and for Good. Joan is dedicated to propagating an approach to Diversity and Inclusion that delivers real impact for the business and ensures real change is made.Throughout this episode, Joan and I discuss:How to connect D&I initiatives to business metrics that matter, with case studies from companies around the worldThe five patterns of bias that repeatedly emerge across organisations and industriesThe concept of bias interrupters, what they are and how to use them in everyday scenarios, to reduce the impact of biasThe ethical and legal challenges of measuring diversity data and why these challenges are not a good enough excuse for not doing the workSupport for this podcast is brought to you by Degreed, to learn more visit degreed.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The way we work is in constant evolution. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, do we have a chance to redesign the workplace and workforce for the better? Or will we go back to the way things were before the world locked down? Zeynep Ton, president of the nonprofit Good Jobs Institute, and Joan C. Williams, director of the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California's Hastings College of the Law, join us to examine how we might improve the future of work. What Could Go Right? is produced by The Progress Network and The Podglomerate.

In this bonus TLS long read, the writer Joan C. Williams discusses how Amazon's business practices harm America.www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/fulfillment-alec-macgillis-review-joan-c-williams-amazonIf you would like to listen to more audio articles from The TLS, you can do so on The TLS website or the News Over Audio app.A special subscription offer for TLS podcast listeners: www.the-tls.co.uk/buy/pod See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this "Inspiring TED Talks" HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanhwestover/) explores Joan C. Williams recent TED Talk, "Why Corporate Diversity Programs Fail & What to do Instead." See the video here: https://youtu.be/U8UyOE10Y1s. Video Overview: "In the wake of George Floyd's death, companies are finally feeling the pressure to do something about diversity, equity, and inclusion. We've spent over $1 billion on our diversity efforts with remarkably little to show for it. Why? The basic tools of the diversity-industrial complex haven't worked. In this persuasive talk, Joan C. Williams explains a better, data-driven approach to interrupt bias at work. Over the past 25 years, Joan C. Williams has played a central role in reshaping the conversation about work, gender, and class. She is a Distinguished Professor of Law, Hastings Foundation Chair, and Founding Director of the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California, Hastings Law. She is one of the 10 most cited scholars in her field and is the author or co-author of 11 books including “What Works for Women at Work” and “White Working Class.” She developed “bias interrupters,” an evidence-based metrics-driven approach to eradicating implicit bias." Check out Dr. Westover's new book, The Alchemy of Truly Remarkable Leadership, here: https://www.innovativehumancapital.com/leadershipalchemy. Check out the latest issue of the Human Capital Leadership magazine, here: https://www.innovativehumancapital.com/hci-magazine. Ranked in the Top 10 Performance Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/performance_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 10 Workplace Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/workplace_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 HR Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/hr_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 Talent Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/talent_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 Personal Development and Self-Improvement Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/personal_development_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 30 Leadership Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/leadership_podcasts/

Companies in the US spend billions of dollars each year on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, but subtle (and not so subtle) workplace biases often cost these initiatives -- and the people they're meant to help -- big time by undermining their goals. DEI expert Joan C. Williams identifies five common patterns of bias that cause these programs to fail -- and offers a data-driven approach to pinpoint where things go wrong and how to make progress instead.

Las compañías en Estados Unidos gastan miles de millones de dólares cada año en iniciativas de diversidad, equidad e inclusión; pero los sutiles (y no tan sutiles) prejuicios en los centros de trabajo, casi siempre debilitan los objetivos de las iniciativas --y a las personas que deben ayudar--. La experta en DEI (Diversidad, Equidad e Inclusión), Joan C. Williams, identifica cinco patrones comunes de prejuicios como las causas por las que fracasan estos programas, y ofrece una propuesta basada en evidencia y estadísticas que señala en dónde se están haciendo mal las cosas y cómo hacer un verdadero progreso.

Les entreprises américaines dépensent des milliards de dollars tous les ans dans des initiatives de promotion de la diversité, de l'équité et de l'inclusion. Mais les préjugés au travail (subtils ou pas) entravent significativement ces initiatives -- et les personnes qu'elles cherchent à aider, en sabotant les objectifs. Spécialiste de la diversité, de l'équité et de l'inclusion, Joan C. Williams identifie cinq axes communs à la base de l'échec de ces programmes. Elle nous propose une technique axée sur les données pour identifier clairement les lacunes et progresser.

Empresas nos EUA gastam bilhões todos os anos em programas pró-diversidade, igualdade e inclusão, mas preconceitos sutis (e não tão sutis) no trabalho muitas vezes custam muito a essas iniciativas e às pessoas a quem deveriam ajudar, minando seus objetivos. A especialista em DII (diversidade, igualdade e inclusão) Joan C. Williams descreve cinco padrões comuns de preconceito que fazem com que esses programas fracassem, e apresenta uma abordagem baseada em dados para pinçar onde as coisas estão indo mal e como melhorar.

Companies in the US spend billions of dollars each year on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, but subtle (and not so subtle) workplace biases often cost these initiatives -- and the people they're meant to help -- big time by undermining their goals. DEI expert Joan C. Williams identifies five common patterns of bias that cause these programs to fail -- and offers a data-driven approach to pinpoint where things go wrong and how to make progress instead.

Companies in the US spend billions of dollars each year on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, but subtle (and not so subtle) workplace biases often cost these initiatives -- and the people they're meant to help -- big time by undermining their goals. DEI expert Joan C. Williams identifies five common patterns of bias that cause these programs to fail -- and offers a data-driven approach to pinpoint where things go wrong and how to make progress instead.

The Democrats' working class problem. Plus, How corporate monopolies have changed our lives. And Bill Press on the right wing media Trump is watching now.   Joan Williams says Democrats still have to figure out how to connect with the working class.  David Dayen says it's time for a grassroots movement to challenge monopolies. Plus Bill Press speaks with Matt Gertz about the shifting landscape of right wing media.   Joan C. Williams Joan C. Williams has written extensively about America’s working class.  And she says it’s a world that Democrats still have to understand.   David Dayen David Dayen’s most recent book explores the power of concentrated economic power on daily life.  He says monopolies pervade almost every aspect of our lives, often when we don’t even know it.   Matt Gertz The right wing media networks that are worse than Fox, and why Trump is a fan.  Bill Press with Matt Gertz, Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America. If you'd like to hear the entire interview, visit BillPressPods.com.   Jim Hightower What America can learn from the Animal kingdom.

Joan C. Williams is a Distinguished Professor of Law, Hastings Foundation Chair, and Founding Director of the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California, Hastings Law. Joan has played a central role in reshaping the conversation about work, gender, and class over the past quarter century, and her path-breaking work helped create the field of work-family studies and modern workplace flexibility policies. She’s one of the 10 most cited scholars in her field and has written 11 books, including the influential What Works for Women at Work in 2014 and more recently, White Working Class in 2017. Her awards include the Families and Work Institute’s Work Life Legacy Award (2014), the American Bar Foundation’s Outstanding Scholar Award (2012), and the ABA’s Margaret Brent Women Award for Lawyers of Achievement (2006). Her Harvard Business Review article, “What So Many People Don’t Get About the U.S. Working Class” has been read over 3.7 million times and is now the most read article in HBR’s 90-plus year history.In this episode, Stew and Joan talk about how class, in addition to race and gender, produces dividing lines that result in polarization and alienation. Joan describes and illustrates an evidence-based method for interrupting biases that reinforce systems of oppression in society and at work. They talk about prospects for change in the upcoming Biden-Harris administration, the awful impact of the pandemic on women’s lives and careers, women’s reproductive rights, and more.Here then is an invitation, a challenge, for you, once you’ve listened to the conversation. Check out Bias Interrupters and take the quick survey then develop an idea for action based on your results. Share your ideas, and your reactions to this episode, by writing to Stew friedman@wharton.upenn.edu or via LinkedIn. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 26: Workplace Accommodation with guest Juliana Franco - Know your rights!Table of Contents0:42 Welcome. Guest introduction: Juliana Franco1:45 Juliana describes work at Center for Worklife Law3:07 Thank you to our sponsor Happi Tummi4:40 Juliana's workplace and accommodations5:20 Discuss Juliana's magazine article5:50 Wage earning moms and workplace accommodation denial7:35 Workplace accommodation denial stats8:24 Asking for accommodations9:15 Accommodations as flashpoint for discrimination10:00 Cases of workplace lactation descrimination12:15 Workplace as hurdle for lactating moms13:40 Cold mop closet as “pumping room”14:50 Thank you to our sponsor Aeroflow17:00 Advocating for workplace accommodations17:42 Play to request accommodations19:15 For healthcare providers: effective accommodation letters19:42 Effective healthcare provider letters22:02 Requesting accommodations, fearing retaliation25:00 Litigation and workplace accommodation27:08 Free information and support resources are available27:57 How do we make a better future?29:50 Juliana's takeaway thoughts, resources31:19 Thank yous to new Patreon patrons! Happy birthday Molly!Ad Sponsor: Aeroflow. Click the link below to order your breast pump and accessories through your insurance!www.dpbolvw.net/click-9269202-13028985To check out products from our sponsor Happi Tummi click here: happitummi.com/collections/baby-…ref=lKfuip8htzeNAUse Special Code: MilkMinute10 to get 10% off your order!Thanks to Cherie Louise Turner for editing and production, and to Lindsay Brett Carothers for her musical stylings of our intro and outro.For all other music credits, thank you Walter Mazzaccaro from Pixabay (https://bit.ly/3klPCjX). Tracks include: “Solo un fiore,” “Semplici illusioni,” “Balliamo ancora.”Thanks for listening to "The Milk Minute." If you haven't already please like, subscribe, and review our podcast wherever you listen.If you'd like to support our podcast, you can find us on Patreon at patreon.com/milkminutepodcast.To send us feedback, personal stories, or just to chat you can send us an email at milkminutepodcast@gmail.comResourcesPregnantAtWork.org: https://www.pregnantatwork.org/“The Health Care Provider's Role in Securing Work Accommodations for Pregnant and Postpartum Patients,” in Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health, by Juliana Franco, Liz Morris, Jessica Lee, and Joan C. Williams: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jmwh.13131?af=RFree legal helpline, Center for Worklife Law: (415) 703-8276, hotline@worklifelaw.orgSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/milkminutepodcast)

Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss the Republicans covid-19 response and what she says is a lack of leadership. She explains that majority leader Mitch McConnell hasn't shown up to a single negotiation on COVID relief. As the coronavirus pandemic continues we see the deadly effects of the climate crisis. Then Kent Nishimura, photojournalist at the Los Angeles Times, talks about coming face to face with California’s wildfires. And from one crisis to another, Jelani Cobb, correspondent for FRONTLINE's "Policing the Police 2020," discusses the fight for racial justice inside America’s police system. He reflects on Newark's police reforms and his updated documentary. Our Michel Martin speaks to Joan C. Williams, Director of the Center for WorkLife Law, about how the pandemic is impacting working mothers.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

(00:00-09:51): Lady A, the Blues Singer, Responds to Band’s Lawsuit: ‘They Always Knew What They Were Gonna Do’. The Seattle-based singer told Vulture what she intended to do with the $10 million settlement offer the country band balked at. We spoke with the author of the article, music writer Chris Willman about the story. (09:51-19:04): Joan C. Williams writes “The Pandemic Has Exposed the Fallacy of the “Ideal Worker” in HBR. Brian and Ian discussed this. (19:04-28:26): Jen Wilkin writes “Want to Love Your Neighbor? Start By Fighting Your Own Sin.” in Christianity Today. When we “make every effort to be holy,” it works toward the common good. (28:26-37:52): Michael Frost writes “Will the 10 minute homily be the new normal?” Brian and Ian reflect on shortened sermons and how people are responding to them. (38:49-48:38): B.G. White writes in Relevant “Why the Early Church Wasn’t Interested in Political Power”. Many American Christians today are worried about having no political influence. Early Christians took that as a given. (48:38-58:27): Raymond Chang tweeted “In the white evangelical frame, proclaiming Christ into individual issues is often labeled “preaching the gospel,” but proclaiming Christ into systemic issues is labeled “preaching a social gospel.” The inbreaking of God’s Kingdom applies to both the individual & the whole world.” (58:27-1:07:41): CDC Director Robert Redfield: If Everyone Wore a Mask for Next 6 Weeks We Could Drive Pandemic 'Into the Ground'. Also, Atlanta megachurch suspends in-person worship services for rest of year. (1:08:44-1:17:52): GOOD NEWS! Brian and Ian discuss some good news from the Good News Network. This website is an optimist’s mecca for positivity and uplifting stories.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joan C. Williams explains why bringing class consciousness into the national conversation will help bridge the deep divide in U.S. politics. This talk was filmed at TEDxMileHigh. All TEDx events are organized independently by volunteers in the spirit of TED's mission of ideas worth spreading. To learn more about TEDxSHORTS, the TEDx program, or give feedback on this episode, please visit http://go.ted.com/tedxshorts. Follow TEDx on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TEDx Follow TEDx on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tedx_official/ Like TEDx on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEDxEvents

In addition to being an electrical engineer, Katherine volunteers and leads a myriad of organizations supporting and promoting women in engineering. Katherine shares her educational experience in a project engineering collegiate program and the benefits and experiences she gained in the process and how she got involved in many of her volunteer programs.Episode NotesMusic used in the podcast: Higher Up, Silverman Sound StudioAcronyms and DefinitionsSCADA and Control Engineer–Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) – develop, deploy and maintain SCADA systems and control processes.Integrated Distribution Plan-A plan for the future of a distribution grid using inputs supplied by the electric utility, the commission and interested stakeholders. Energy Control Center–The decision-center for the electric transmission and generation interconnected system. The ECC provides the functions necessary for monitoring physical and economic operation of the power system. Energy Management System–a system of computer-aided tools used to monitor, control, and optimize the performance of the generation or transmission system.Relay Engineer–Plans layout and oversees maintenance of protection equipment of an electric power distribution system to minimize interruption to service and danger to lives and equipment from abnormalities.FERC–Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionNERC–North American Electric Reliability CorporationIron Range–refers to a number of elongated iron-ore mining districts around Lake Superior in the United States and Canada.Iron Range Engineering – Iron Range Engineering is a project based 4 year degree program accredited through Minnesota State University, Mankato and located in Virginia, Minnesota.Iron Range Engineering Bell Program – The Bell Program is an upper division engineering program for students seeking a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree. The program is 2.5 years in duration. The first half-year is on-site at Iron Range Engineering in northeastern Minnesota where students will complete the Bell Academy. The following two years are spent working as co-ops at companies anywhere in the world. UMD – University of Minnesota DuluthFluid Mechanics – the branch of physics concerned with the mechanics of fluids and the forces on them.ABET Accredited Program  – Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology – Assurance that a college or university program meets the quality standards established by the profession for which it prepares its students.Hydrology –The branch of science concerned with the properties of the earth's water, and especially its movement in relation to land.Protective Relaying–a relay device designed to trip a circuit breaker when a fault is detected. Fact CheckProject-based learning is an instructional method in which students learn a range of skills and subject matter in the process of creating their own projects.Joan C. Williams is an American feminist legal scholar whose work focuses on issues faced by women in the workplace. This is a video series Ms. Willams did on gender bias. https://leanin.org/education/introduction-to-what-works-for-women-at-work

Kindred’s editor, Lisa Reagan, attended the University of California at Hastings’ Center for Worklife Law‘s Breastfeeding Policy Summit at Jones Day Law Firm in San Francisco on August 6, 2019. The summit’s purpose was to educate an invited group of activists from around the country on the insights gleaned from Joan Williams’ quarter century research into advancing women in the workplace, as well as the center’s new reports on discrimination against breastfeeding and pregnant mothers in the workplace. The summit trained activists in choosing politically-conscientious verbiage, becoming aware of values of their legislators and region, and using these insights to help create and pass legislation to promote and protect women’s reproductive rights in the workplace. Joan C. Williams is a Distinguished Law Professor and Founding Director of the Center for WorkLife Law at UC Hastings. Her path-breaking work helped create modern workplace flexibility policies and the field of work-family studies. She has authored over 90 academic articles and 11 books, including White Working Class: Overcoming Class Cluelessness in America and What Works for Women at Work. One of her proudest accomplishments was winning the Betty Crocker Homemaker Award in high school. READ THE TRANSCRIPT: https://www.kindredmedia.org/2020/01/class-conflict-breastfeeding-policy-and-creating-systemic-change%EF%BB%BF-an-interview-with-joan-c-williams/

Women are told that they need to be likable in order to be successful, yet those that display “likable” characteristics are seen as less capable and professional.  This double standard creates an invisible ladder for men in the working world while at the same time dictating behaviors that are counter to women’s success.SHOW NOTESIn this episode of Crina and Kirsten Get to Work our terrific twosome gets down and dirty with likeability.  Alicia Menendez states in her book, The Likeability Trap- How to Break Free and Succeed as You Are, that likeability is primarily a mask for conscious and unconscious bias established and promoted by the patriarchy.  And with all things patriarchy – our hosts get after crushing that in this episode.We all want to be liked (well, most of us anyway) so what it the problem with being liked? The core of likeability is that we, as women, are expected to meet other’s beliefs about who we should be.  And that is we are kind, soft, warm, nurturing, relationship focused etc. Men, alternatively, are expected to be strong, assertive, decisive, direct, result focused etc.  While the boxes in which we put people do us all a disservice, the boxes women are expected to check are oftentimes not conducive to success. Women who are strong leaders and competent, capable employees are seen as too aggressive, shrill, angry, a battle axe or an ice queen. As Marianne Cooper wrote in the Harvard Business Review: “What is really going on...is that high-achieving women experience social backlash because their very success—and specifically the behaviors that created that success—violates our expectations about how women are supposed to behave. Women are expected to be nice, warm, friendly, and nurturing.”The first problem with likeability is that when we focus on being liked, we are judging ourselves against someone else’s values, not our own, and those can change.  Likeability is an ever shifting paradigm and changes with peoples’ opinions. Likeability focuses on the wrong things, it is hard to attain, it keeps women in their place.  We sacrifice our true selves in an attempt to achieve it and we expend unnecessary energy trying to get it.Kirsten discusses how the issue of likeability and how it can be exacerbated by the color of a person’s skin.  The workplace is often structured in ways that reward behavior considered socially appropriate in white men but socially inappropriate in women and people of color.  Joan C. Williams in her NYT opinion piece describes the phenomenon as providing an invisible escalator for white men.Crina discusses the particular problem likeability presents when you are a leader.But don’t fear – our hosts propose that authenticity, self-awareness, relatability and connection are solutions to the conundrum of likeability.  But if that does not work, do as Alicia Menendez suggests, if you must chose being trying to be liked and being successful, always choose success.Links to more infoFor Women Leaders, Likability and Success Hardly Go Hand-in-HandOpinion | How Women Can Escape the Likability TrapSend us your stories, questions, feedback, and comments to: yougettowork@gmail.com

Joan C. Williams has played a central role in reshaping the conversation around work, gender, and class, through her work as a legal scholar, activist and innovator. Listen in as she talks with Laura about everything from her landmark book, What Works for Women at Work to the White Working Class, and what we can do in our own lives to create more equality in the workplace- for everyone. Originally aired with Host Laura Zarrow on December 5, 2019 on SiriusXM's Business Radio Powered by The Wharton School, Channel 132. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

My guest today is Joan C. Williams, a Distinguished Professor of Law and Hastings Foundation Chair at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. She has played a central role in reshaping the conversation about work, gender, and class over the past quarter century. Williams' Harvard Business Review article, “What So Many People Don't Get About the U.S. Working Class” has been read over 3 million times and is now the most read article in HBR's90-plus year history. The topic is her book White Working Class. In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss: Joan explains why so much of the elite's analysis of the white working class is misguided, rooted in class cluelessness. Jump in! --- I'm MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I'm proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend following are all passionately explored and debated on my show. To start? I'd like to give you a great piece of advice you can use in your life and trading journey… cut your losses! You will find much more about that philosophy here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/trend/ You can watch a free video here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/video/ Can't get enough of this episode? You can choose from my thousand plus episodes here: https://www.trendfollowing.com/podcast My social media platforms: Twitter: @covel Facebook: @trendfollowing LinkedIn: @covel Instagram: @mikecovel Hope you enjoy my never-ending podcast conversation!

Around the world, populist movements are gaining traction among the white working class. Meanwhile, members of the professional elite―journalists, managers, and establishment politicians–are on the outside looking in, left to argue over the reasons. In White Working Class, Joan C. Williams, described as having “something approaching rock star status” by the New York Times, explains why so much of the elite’s analysis of the white working class is misguided, rooted in class cluelessness. Williams explains that many people have conflated “working class” with “poor”–but the working class is, in fact, the elusive, purportedly disappearing middle class. They often resent the poor and the professionals alike. But they don’t resent the truly rich, nor are they particularly bothered by income inequality. Their dream is not to join the upper middle class, with its different culture, but to stay true to their own values in their own communities–just with more money. While white working-class motivations are often dismissed as racist or xenophobic, Williams shows that they have their own class consciousness. White Working Class is a blunt, bracing narrative that sketches a nuanced portrait of millions of people who have proven to be a potent political force. For anyone stunned by the rise of populist, nationalist movements, wondering why so many would seemingly vote against their own economic interests, or simply feeling like a stranger in their own country, White Working Class will be a convincing primer on how to connect with a crucial set of workers–and voters. Joan C. Williams is Distinguished Professor of Law and Hastings Foundation Chair at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.

Every passing month gives Dr. Paula Williams more and more insight into the experience of women. She knew from a young age that she was transgender. She felt more attuned to the world of women than the world of men - but not really. As a male CEO of a large non-profit organization, Paula didn’t realize just how much male privilege she had. From her first week living as a woman, it was a daily experience being confronted by how much privilege she no longer had. From a male passenger on a plane having his wine glass refilled four times while Paula had none, to a business meeting where her 35 years of expertise in the field was completely ignored, the reality of being a woman was all too apparent. And before you ask, it’s not a transgender thing. It’s a men/women thing, ubiquitous to all cultures, all over the world. More in this episode: The essential things men can do in the workplace to make sure women’s voices are heard The difference between thinking you’re a good guy and knowing you actually weren’t The disparate ways women and men think in the workplace How the pay equity act also advances the cause of people of color in the workforce How religion may actually be encouraging the sexualization of women in the office Paula’s realization that as a man, she was judged by her body of work, while as a woman she was judged by the last thing she did The most effective way for women to work, and why How the GDP in the US would be impacted if we had true gender equality Dr. Paula Williams is an internationally known speaker on gender equity and LGBTQ advocacy. She is the Pastor of Preaching and Worship at Left Hand Church in Longmont, Colorado. She is also the president of RLT Pathways, where she provides pastoral counseling and corporate consulting. Paula has consulted with international corporations, religious denominations, media outlets, including NPR's Radiolab, and state governments. As a transgender pastor and keynote speaker, Paula has been featured in the New York Times, TED, TEDxMileHigh, the Denver Post, New Scientist, Radio New Zealand, The Huffington Post, and Colorado Public Radio. Paula's TEDxMileHigh talk on gender equity has had over 1.6 million views on YouTube. RESOURCES Dr. Paula Williams | Website | TEDxMileHigh Talk “Feminist Fight Club” by Jessica Bennett “What Works for Women at Work” by Joan C. Williams and Rachel Dempsey ___________ Becky Mollenkamp believes women deserve to feel powerful and fulfilled. As a certified business mindset coach, she helps her clients dream and play bigger, while also finding contentment in the here and now. Learn more about Becky at beckymollenkamp.com.

A lot of factors contributed to Hillary Clinton's shocking loss in the presidential race. Joan C. Williams explained why one of those factors was Hillary Clinton.

Joan C. Williams, Distinguished Professor of Law and Founding Director of the Center of WorkLife Law at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, and author of What Works for Women at Work, joins us to talk about diversity in the technology industry. We discuss gender bias, the idea of office housework, and how organizations can become more diverse.

Office housework is the undervalued, cleanup work that isn’t officially part of the job. According to scholars who study office housework, women are socialized and pressured to do it. Eula Scott Bynoe and Jeannie Yandel explore the various types of housework, how it can harm your career and strategies to avoid it. Guest: Joan C. Williams, Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California, Hastings

Penny Wirsing, SWE FY19 President, discusses SWE's India Gender Bias Study with lead researcher Joan C. Williams, Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California Hastings College of Law and Founding Director of the Center for WorkLife Law.

This week we interview Joan C. Williams. Joan is a rock star in her field, who focuses her work on issues faced by women in the workplace. She currently serves as the Founding Director at the Center for WorkLife Law and is a Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California, Hastings School Law. Joan contributes to many publications, including the Harvard Business Review blog, the Huffington Post, and the Psychology Today blog.Joan has written numerous books, but her most recent is White Working Class: Overcoming Class Cluelessness in America.To find out more about Joan, head to her site at: https://joancwilliams.com.We discuss:What does it mean to be working class?Why do we have to focus on white working class, why not all races?Why does the white working class resent the "elites" but admire the truly rich?Why don't people just move to where good jobs are located?When you think white working class, do you think hicks? White trash? Stupid? You won't after this interview.Have you ever said, "I'm not religious, I'm spiritual," or gotten a job through a friend? You may be part of the "elite" class.

Amy Anderson's title is civil engineer, but really, she’s a water resources engineer — which is really cool, you’ll hear more about what that means in our chat. Amy’s part of the Partnership for River Restoration and Science in the Upper Midwest (pronounced "prism"); basically, she’s one of the many engineers who make our world function without most of us non-engineers even realizing it. Interviewing smart women like Amy has given me a newfound appreciation for engineers. Notes: PRRSUM in Minnesota Tsh on Twitter & Instagram Women’s Work on Twitter The Read-Aloud Family, by Sarah Mackenzie What Works for Women at Work, by Joan C. Williams & Rachel Dempsey Join us in Patreon! Get the email 5 Quick Things!

Jacob Weisberg talks to Joan C. Williams, Founding Director of the Center for WorkLife Law at UC Hastings, about liberal condescension towards the white working class and what the coastal elites get wrong about some Trump supporters. Plus, John Bolton preps with Vladimir Putin for the Helsinki summit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacob Weisberg talks to Joan C. Williams, Founding Director of the Center for WorkLife Law at UC Hastings, about liberal condescension towards the white working class and what the coastal elites get wrong about some Trump supporters. Plus, John Bolton preps with Vladimir Putin for the Helsinki summit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This year marks half a century since the establishment of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction. The TLS’s Fiction editor Toby Lichtig joins us to debate the point of literary prizes and discuss the most under- (or over-) rated winners; Joan C. Williams, the author of last year’s White Working Class: Overcoming class cluelessness in America, considers the political consequences of class divides in the US and BritainBooksThe White Working Class: What everyone needs to know by Justin GestMaking Sense of the Alt-Right by George Hawley See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings, read by Debie Thomas. Essay by Debie Thomas: *Lord of the Sabbath* for Sunday, 27 May 2018; book review by Dan Clendenin: *White Working Class: Overcoming Class Cluelessness in America* by Joan C. Williams (2017); film review by Dan Clendenin: *Planet Earth II* (2017); poem selected by Dan Clendenin: *A New Conversation* by Kristin Geiser.

Described as having "something approaching rock star status” by The New York Times, our guest Joan C. Williams is a Distinguished Professor of Law at UC Hastings College of Law.  She is a prominent member of the feminist community who has had her works published in the Harvard Business Review, the Huffington Post, Washington Post and the New York Times. She has authored or co-authored six books and we discuss her latest book White Working Class.  Joan Williams has been awarded the Families and Work Institute Work Life Legacy Award (2014), Hastings Visionary Award (2013), American Bar Foundation's Outstanding Scholar Award (2012), the Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award (2012), the ABA's Margaret Brent Award for Women Lawyers of Achievement (2006), the Distinguished Publication Award of the Association for Women in Psychology (2003), and the Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award for Unbending Gender: Why Family and Work Conflict and What to Do About It (Oxford University Press, 2000). She founded the Center for Worklife Law as a way to help women find success in their jobs and joins us on the podcast today as she prepares for her upcoming book. Work Life Law: http://worklifelaw.org/                    Hotline: 415-703-8276 Other Resources: pregnantatwork.com; biasinteruptor.org   Background Silver Spoon Went to Yale, Harvard and MIT No early role models as a child; Admire Van Jones today Teaching employment Law at UC Hastings Law Work Life Law Founded in the 90's Wanted to make world as good for women as it is for men Family discrimination Howe Work Life Law Helps the Community Hotline to call attorney network com resource for expecting mothers/ students Pregnant Women Discrimination Examples: Getting fired, denying accommodations, scrutinizing new mothers Family responsibilities and schedules Schedule Stability Differing schedules and impact on family Students work vs. class schedules Workers with multiple just in time schedules Working with retailers to stabilize schedules Authoring Books What Works for Women at Work: Patterns For Women in the Workplace Allow women to know what I didn't growing up Gender bias not diminishing; talking to successful women on how much bias they face Fixing Gender Bias Proving competence for women/ reversing the trend Strategies to prove competence Masculinity vs Femininity Tight rope for women Strong men are leaders; strong women are not team players Gender Judo: Doing something masculine in a feminine way Women Who Supported Trump Economic anxiety among men and women Most middle class high wage jobs held by men Women depend on husbands blue collar jobs Working Class Hillary Clinton was class clueless Black and White Working Class have similar values/ politics Republicans provide answers for job questions Women Standing Together Maternal Wall/ Tug of War Conflict among women Strategic Distancing- symptom of gender bias Fixing the Class Divide College educated need to stop stereotyping Elites focus more on economic prospects for non-college Americans Understand different cultural norms/ values, not insulting them Wrap up

According to Joan C. Williams, about a third of the country feels talked down to. These are the white working class folks, the people who went for Trump, the people who feel that terms like disruption just mean more hassle and pain. “We can’t expect people to have elite values if we don’t give them elite lives,” says Williams. She’s the author of the book White Working Class.  For the Spiel, why does everyone sound like Goodfellas while doing an Anthony Scaramucci impression? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What’s summer without a sinking your teeth into a good book? This week on Quick to Listen, assistant editor Morgan Lee and editor in chief Mark Galli talk about what they’ve been reading. Full list below: • White Working Class: Overcoming Class Cluelessness in America – Joan C. Williams • Unfamiliar Fishes – Sarah Vowell • Death Comes for the Archbishop – Willa Cather • Euphoria – Lily King • Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City – Matthew Desmond • The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert : An English Professor's Journey into Christian Faith – Rosaria Butterfield

Joan C. Williams, director of the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco, discusses serious misconceptions that the U.S. managerial and professional elite in the United States have about the so-called working class. Many people conflate "working class" with "poor"--but the working class is, in fact, the elusive, purportedly disappearing middle class. Williams argues that economic mobility has declined, and explains why suggestions like “they should move to where the jobs are” or "they should just go to college" are insufficient. She has some ideas for policy makers to create more and meaningful jobs for this demographic, an influential voting bloc. Williams is the author of the new book, “White Working Class: Overcoming Class Cluelessness in America.”

Host: Ann Luther, League of Women Voters of Maine     Engineer: Amy Browne Program Topic: Two Maines: Can We Bridge the Divide? Key Discussion Points: a) We’ll talk about the cultural, demographic, and economic differences that define the two Maines and how those differences are sharpening political differences. b) Are there only two Maines? c) Can we bridge the divide? Guests: a) Alan Caron, is the owner of Caron Communications and the author of “Maine’s next Economy” and “Reinventing Maine’s Government” b) Erin Rhoda, Editor of Maine Focus for the Bangor Daiy News bangordailynews.com/staff/bdn-maine/content/erin-rhoda/ c) Matt Stone, journalist and writer for the Bangor Daily News To learn more about this topic: What So Many People Don’t Get About the U.S. Working Class, Joan C. Williams in the Harvard Business Review, November 30, 2016 hbr.org/2016/11/what-so-many-people-dont-get-about-the-u-s-working-class%20 6 takeaways from an examination of rural Maine’s future, Erin Rhoda, Bangor Daily News, January 29, 2017 bangordailynews.com/2017/01/29/mainefocus/6-takeaways-from-an-examination-of-rural-maines-future/ This remote Maine region has a chance to grow, Matt Stone, Bangor Daily News, December 7, 2106 mainefocus.bangordailynews.com/2016/12/wilderness-and-a-way-forward/#.WLsNjfnyuUk Maine’s Next Economy: How the State’s Innovators, Entrepreneurs and Doers are Growing a New Prosperity, Alan Caron, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (November 16, 2015) The all-volunteer team at the League of Women Voters – Downeast who plan and coordinate this series includes: Starr Gilmartin Maggie Harling Linda Hoskins Ann Luther Maryann Ogonowski Pam Person Leah Taylor Linda Washburn FMI re League of Women Voters of Maine: www.lwvme.org

FY17 President of the Society of Women Engineers Jessica Rannow discusses SWE's Climate Control study with lead researcher Joan C. Williams, Distinguished Professor of law at the University of California Hastings College of Law and Founding Director of the Center for WorkLife Law. The results of the study suggest the engineering workplace climate is tougher for women and people of color than it is for white men.

Joan C. Williams, distinguished professor and director of the Center for WorkLife Law at UC Hastings, discusses the white working class voters who helped elect Republican Donald Trump as U.S. President, and why Democrat Hillary Clinton did not connect with them.

Hastings professor Joan C. Williams has been called a “rock star” in the field of gender studies. For more than a quarter of a century, her work in the areas of pregnancy discrimination and work-family accommodation have helped define the issue of gender equality under the law. At Hastings, in 1997, she founded—and still runs—the Center for WorkLife Law, and she’s written many academic articles and books on the topic, including her recent much-lauded title What Works for Women at Work. (Williams cowrote the book with her daughter, Rachel Dempsey.) In August, Hastings colleague Veena Dubal spoke with Williams about her career and about what she thinks American businesses must do to achieve more gender equality. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 30115]

Hastings professor Joan C. Williams has been called a “rock star” in the field of gender studies. For more than a quarter of a century, her work in the areas of pregnancy discrimination and work-family accommodation have helped define the issue of gender equality under the law. At Hastings, in 1997, she founded—and still runs—the Center for WorkLife Law, and she’s written many academic articles and books on the topic, including her recent much-lauded title What Works for Women at Work. (Williams cowrote the book with her daughter, Rachel Dempsey.) In August, Hastings colleague Veena Dubal spoke with Williams about her career and about what she thinks American businesses must do to achieve more gender equality. Series: "Legally Speaking" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 30115]

  The tech industry now admits it has a woman problem. On this week's episode, fresh ideas for how to address that issue across the tech sector – and other male-dominated industries, too. Liza Mundy, Director of New America's Breadwinning and Caregiving Program, sits in for Anne-Marie Slaughter and speaks with Joan C. Williams, Director of the Center for WorkLife Law at University of California Hastings, about her cutting-edge research.

Joan C. Williams, Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of California and coauthor of the forthcoming book, "What Works for Women at Work."