A report on pay equity in the reproductive justice, rights, and health movement organizations.

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“As employers, we have a tremendous responsibility to create conditions in which our staff can be well. Gender-based violence is a systemic problem created and perpetuated by our society which means that all of our institutions have a part to play in interrupting and taking accountability for it. Just like our workplaces need to do more to address racism, they need to do more to create survivor-supportive workplaces.”

Slowly, our names were erased and national organizations were taking all of the credit. This is not empowering. This is the exact opposite of centering the people most impacted in the work. And instead of only working on the issues, we had to fight for our own dignity and respect along the way too.

The bias against fat folks as being “lazy” or lacking “self control” can translate to believing fat folks are less capable of doing the same job as a straight-sized person.

Together, we can disrupt the capitalist heteropatriarchal system that makes this practice a necessity in the first place.

White people in repro share what they learned.

Employers need to take burnout seriously and do more than encourage employees to take bubble baths and meditate.

This year has already been the worst, longest collective year in existence because of this pandemic, why should hiring continue the same practices making it even more stressful?

“I think cultural work is critical to social change because it allows us to visualize the (purposefully) invisibilized systems that oppress and marginalize folks, but also, maybe even more importantly, articulate what we are working towards, the worlds and systems and relationships with each other and the land and governance that we want instead.”

If we’ve done the work of developing a supportive relationship with ourselves, and with each other, that makes the communications questions much more approachable.

Getting to where we need to be to dismantle discriminatory policies and systems, while confronting the racist and apathetic folks allowing it all to continue, is an ongoing process. Changing up how we talk and write about race - recognizing who holds power, getting away from passive speech, and providing context - helps move that process forward.

Our boss cannot reasonably be responsible for amending the many ways in which our society as a whole has failed in its treatment of workers and children. We cannot negotiate our way to a true valuing of social justice -- the problem is systemic, so the solution must be as well.

The truth is the repro movement has been working everyone to the bone for decades, and it is not working.

Accountability must happen. Actions speak louder than apologies to investigating reporters.