Break the Silence
Michele Simon, JD, MPH, ReginaNo 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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Taking One for the Team
In 2018, during the height of the #MeToo movement, a former employee of the Humane Society of the United States came forward with a disturbing story. She alleged that after reporting unwanted sexual advances (including bring groped) by a ma...
The Term “Nonprofit” Is a Misnomer
In my last post, I wrote about the culture of martyrdom in the nonprofit world, where employees are often expected to accept lower pay because they’re working for a cause.
The very term nonprofit helps perpetuate this mindset. After all, i...
Stop Glorifying Low Pay in the Nonprofit Sector
Recently, an organic food advocacy organization approached me out of the blue to ask if I was interested in researching and writing about a story idea they had.
I was interested. The work was in my first chosen field of food politics and r...
Sometimes I Let My Husband Deal With Men
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...
After You’ve Been Gaslit at Work
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...
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I call out sexism and racism at work — especially the uncomfortable truths 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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