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NDAs are everywhere, from workplaces to weddings

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Aug 19, 2024
Thanks largely to social media and #MeToo, nondisclosure agreements have migrated beyond corporate secrets to personal relationships.
Nondisclosure agreements can apply to anything from corporate secrets to couples' relationships, according to New York magazine writer Reeves Wiedeman.
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5 years later, economics faces another #MeToo moment

by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson
Dec 15, 2022
Despite being part of a field that studies inequality, women in economics are taking to Twitter to share stories of continued mistreatment.
Janet Yellen, the current U.S. secretary of the treasury, was president of the American Economic Association in 2020 and advocated for gender parity in the profession.
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#MeToo has brought dozens of state law changes

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jan 7, 2020
Two years since Weinstein allegations caused outrage, the legal landscape has changed.
Activists participate in the #MeToo March on November 10, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
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Welcome to the new Workplace Culture Desk!

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jun 3, 2019
Don't mind the messy paper piles. We're sorting through a ton of great ideas for stories about our lives on the clock.
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The financial stakes are high for Michael Jackson's estate

by Janet Nguyen
Mar 4, 2019
Lucrative revenue streams still bring in millions of dollars, but renewed sexual abuse allegations could threaten sponsorships, experts say.
Michael Jackson performing at a New Zealand concert back in 1996. The new HBO documentary "Leaving Neverland" chronicles sexual abuse allegations against the singer.
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Ahead of a possible 2019 IPO, Uber announces a plan to collect data on sexual misconduct

by Leila Goldstein
Nov 14, 2018
Uber’s plans to disclose data on sexual assaults may be part of its preparation for going public.
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The women-led business whose real business is more women-led businesses

by Phoebe Unterman and Kai Ryssdal
Oct 25, 2018
We talked with Audrey Gelman, co-founder and CEO of The Wing, a women-focused coworking space.
The Wing's newly-minted co-working space in San Francisco.
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The women-led business whose real business is more women-led businesses

by Phoebe Unterman and Kai Ryssdal
Oct 25, 2018
We talked with Audrey Gelman, co-founder and CEO of The Wing, a women-focused coworking space.
The Wing's newly-minted co-working space in San Francisco.
The Wing
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Will allegations of sexual harassment, abuse affect fundraising for NYC cultural groups?

by Janet Babin
Oct 12, 2018
Allegations of misconduct coincide with new fall season for some groups.
View of the Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on Oct. 5, 2018 in New York City. 
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How #MeToo has (or hasn't) changed business as usual, one year later

by David Brancaccio and Daniel Shin
Oct 4, 2018
"There are lots of different kinds of remedies between doing nothing and firing," ACLU attorney Gillian Thomas says.
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