Nadia and Rob welcome Shahzia Noorally, host of the Equity Gap podcast and discuss Canada's polite racism, how leaders can acknowledge emotions and manage conflict this year, and the power of group career mentorship. They also discuss a report on a lack of gender representation in the music industry and a groundbreaking expose of slave labor in the US prison system. Later, they check in on Tesla's deemphasis of underrepresented workers in their latest shareholder report and on diversity statements used in hiring faculty at universities.

Learn more about the articles mentioned:

• Women of Color Are Growing Songwriting Community, Annenberg Inclusion Report Finds | Variety | https://variety.com/2024/music/news/women-of-color-songwriters-annenberg-inclusion-report-1235891360/


• Takeaways from the AP’s investigation into how US prison labor supports many popular food brands | AP News | https://apnews.com/article/prison-to-plate-investigation-takeaways-5debda3b0222c5c7de8b8a485084f206


• Tesla omits diversity statements in filing following Musk anti-DEI comments | CBT News | https://www.cbtnews.com/tesla-omits-diversity-statements-in-filing-following-musk-anti-dei-comments/

Check out Shahzia Noorally's website: https://shahzianoorally.com/

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