Judging by the quotes from Gloria Anzaldúa and Audre Lorde she’s seen working into her class discussions, it appears she’s still trying to figure out how to square her identity with the unbearable whiteness of both the material and the institution she has now been tasked with upholding.
“When I started, it was like, Why’s some Asian lady teaching Emily Dickinson?” she says of her early years at Pembroke. Business Insider first reported details of her story.When she’s not trying to keep her co-workers’ careers on track or tending to her own complicated home life, Ji-Yoon teaches a course on the poetry of Emily Dickinson. Scarlett, who left Apple last week, said she decided to go public with that information this week, in violation of the terms of her settlement with Apple. She also shared documents with Nia Impact Capital. Securities and Exchange Commission saying it wanted to exclude the proposal because "the company’s policy is to not use such clauses."Īfter viewing Apple's response, Scarlett said she filed an SEC whistleblower complaint in October alleging that Apple had made false and misleading statements to the regulator. In September, investor Nia Impact Capital filed a shareholder proposal calling for Apple's board to prepare a "public report assessing the potential risks to the company associated with its use of concealment clauses in the context of harassment, discrimination and other unlawful acts."Īpple in October filed a response with the U.S. Some employees have alleged that tech giants use them to discourage legally protected activities such as discussions of working conditions. NDAs are commonplace in the technology industry.
"No worker should be silenced from sharing their deeply personal story of harassment or discrimination in the workplace just because they signed an NDA," Berry said in a statement. The outreach from both women helped inspire Keiser to pursue the bill, an aide to Keiser said. Chelsey Glasson, a former Google GOOGL.O employee who sued for pregnancy discrimination, also wrote the lawmaker. Washington state Senator Karen Keiser and Representative Liz Berry, both Democrats, are working on bills in their respective houses, which they plan to introduce in the next legislative session, their offices confirmed this week.Ĭher Scarlett, a former Apple employee and Washington resident who has played a leading role in worker activism, said she reached out to Keiser in October to raise awareness about the issue. The measure comes on the heels of similar legislation in California. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 24 (Reuters) - A former Apple Inc AAPL.O employee who had filed a whistleblower complaint related to Apple's use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) has inspired draft legislation in Washington state that seeks to restrict companies' use of NDAs in settlements of workplace harassment and discrimination claims. Institutional Distribution Intelligence.Non-Traditional Exchanges & New Markets.Directors’ and Officers’ Questionnaires.