Tag: diversity
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More people in the room
Today I was catching up on old episodes of the Glossy podcast. During the episode, the two hosts were talking about the recent American Eagle “Good Jeans” controversy. As journalists initially covering the campaign, they were excited by the new angle that American Eagle was taking. The brand switched up its old patterns of using…
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Does Target regret any of this?
When the Trump administration entered office, they put in place several measures to discourage previous DEI initiatives. In no uncertain terms, it was clear that those organizations that continued to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion publicly would now have target on their backs. Perhaps Target took that too literally. Almost immediately, they rolled back all…
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Three major companies faced shareholder challenges. Here’s the takeaway.
UPS. Home Depot. Coca Cola. What do they have in common? Well, recently each company it was shareholder challenges to their DEI initiatives. (You can read more on that here.) In each case, the proposals represented an extremely small minority of the opinion of the group of shareholders. Ultimately, none of the companies needed to…
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Taking notes from Neiman Marcus’s diversity success
Diversity, or rather the lack of it, has been a major across industries. Neiman Marcus, the luxury department store, just may have cracked an effective strategy to get there. In an interview with Vogue Business, Eric Severson points out that companies need to have strategies to reach their diversity and equity goals. As the Neiman…
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Gucci’s Mx selection and my issue with gender-inclusive fashion
Maybe you already noticed this, but Gucci has a section their site, Mx. Separate from men’s and women’s it’s intended to be gender inclusive. However, each of the items are each part of either the men’s or women’s lines and the associated sizing chart. When I clicked on jacket to learn more, it was clearly…
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It’s just marketing: Pride Month edition
There are more rainbows this month, even without and increase in precipitation. Brands have emblazoned their products with more colors to celebrate Pride Month. (Well, Skittles has gotten rid of theirs for the month.) There are special edition products galore. Maybe you’re excited. Maybe you’re hoping to buy something because you feel included or you…
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