DEI In the News: SMLR’s Faculty and Staff Share their Research and Expertise

HuffPost reports on a New York City woman who says she was passed over for a job because she didn’t wear makeup to the interview. Kyra Leigh Sutton is quoted. 

Jacobin writes about Oxfam’s report on the technological surveillance of Amazon and Walmart warehouse workers. The report draws on research by Tamara Lee and others.

Sourcing Journal covers Oxfam’s report on workplace surveillance in Amazon and Walmart warehouses. Tamara Lee provided qualitative research for the report.

Business Insider writes about an Oxfam report that reveals “excessive surveillance” in Amazon and Walmart warehouses. Tamara Lee contributed research to the report.

Irish Star covers an Oxfam report that finds Amazon and Walmart warehouse workers face “inhuman, unsustainable” production standards. Tamara Lee contributed research

RetailWire reports on the working conditions inside Amazon and Walmart warehouses, citing an Oxfam report that draws on research by Tamara Lee and other scholars.

The Seattle Times covers an Oxfam report that finds the “psychological effects” of surveillance are “felt most viscerally” by workers of color. Tamara Lee contributed research.

The Seattle Times talks to Jenn Round of the workplace justice lab@RU about labor standards enforcement in Washington. The story includes a guide to workers’ rights.  

NJ Spotlight News reports on a budget crisis facing non-profit centers that help Latina women in New Jersey. The story cites research by the Center for Women and Work.

WABE Radio interviews Danielle Phillips-Cunningham about the life and legacy of Fannie Lou Hamer, who advocated for civil rights, women’s rights, and voting rights.