Joan C. Williams

Professor

Joan C. Williams is director of the Equality Action Center and a distinguished professor of law (emerita) at the University of California College of Law, San Francisco.

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Bloomberg Opinion

Stop Asking Women of Color to Do Unpaid Diversity Work

Leading corporate equity and inclusion efforts is a full-time job. But new research finds that technology companies don’t see it that way.

April 14, 2022

April 14, 2022

OpinionJoan C. Williams

Stop Asking Women of Color to Do Unpaid Diversity Work

Leading corporate equity and inclusion efforts is a full-time job. But new research finds that technology companies don’t see it that way.

Key Speakers At The ETHDenver Conference

June 12, 2020

June 12, 2020

OpinionJoan C. Williams

Companies Have the Tools to Fight Racism. Will They Use Them?

Public statements of solidarity are good. A level playing field for employees is better.

Ford Foundation

November 20, 2019

November 20, 2019

OpinionJoan C. Williams

#MeToo Changed Norms, Not the Law

We could fix 25 years of bad case law through relatively simple steps.

Paula Jones

October 18, 2019

October 18, 2019

OpinionJoan C. Williams

How Democrats Should Be Talking About Race and Class

A colorblind message doesn’t work. Neither does attacking the rich.

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