How We did it: Changing Our Workplaces
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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.”
“The COVID MOU we bargained for included worker safety procedures, additional stipends to cover the continuing costs of working from home, and assurances that folks wouldn’t be required to come to the office during the pandemic.”
“We want queer folks to be able to build families without the higher price tag of paying out of pocket for assisted reproductive technology that straight people get after their infertility diagnosis. Surrogacy, IUI, IVF is all so expensive. Queer people should not have to bear the financial burden just because they have a dream of parenthood.”
The truth is the repro movement has been working everyone to the bone for decades, and it is not working.
“Social change requires constant evolution in ourselves, in our organizations, and in our movements. Executive directors cannot be doing a good job if they have no vision for transitioning the organization beyond what they can achieve.”
“I keep asking my colleagues, ‘What do we need to do our work well?’ That has to be where we start.”
Coaching is about manifesting what is possible; it's an opportunity to create a vision for yourself that is rooted in your desires, wants, and needs and then executing a plan to make that vision a reality.
We reached out to three executive directors who replied to our tweets asking how they changed their workplace to ensure their employees had the support system and resources they needed to meet this moment. Here’s what they had to say.
We interviewed a friend of the site to ask how she secured a raise, what tips she has for salary negotiations, and how managers can support their staff even if a pay increase is not an option.