Capitalism: when we treat property better than we treat people. There was a time when businesses wanted women to have babies. They recognized that when women staff become mothers, it’s good for the economy because every newborn adds to the workforce of the future. In fact, women were encouraged to get pregnant and have as many babies as possible. When was this liberal, open-minded time in our history? The U.S. Antebellum Period, noted for the thriving wealth of the U.S. South - and SLAVERY.

How Bias, Abundance and Scarcity Affect Performance This article isn’t about Queen Elizabeth II (“QEII”). It’s not about the British monarchy and their legacy of colonization, imperialism, classism, acquisition, destruction, and so on. It is, but it isn’t. It's about how we (the societal “we”) evaluate people with privilege vs. people without, and how we’ve enabled and endorsed inequity as a result.

I thought this whole thing was ridiculous and offensive. This organization had a toxic work environment, so I didn’t dare object. But it is a problem, because it reflects a colonial and discriminatory mindset that impacts how the company views and treats its employees. Who has the power? Who is important? Who bows to whom?