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Blind Hiring: An Experiment in Craft Beer Inclusion

Discrimination, Employment, Women • November 4, 2019

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Framingham State Distinguished for Diversity Efforts; Only Public College in MA Honored

Discrimination, Higher Education • By Katherine Garrahan • October 7, 2019

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Transgender College Students Face Higher Rates of Mental Illness

Discrimination, Higher Education, LGBTQ Rights • By Chelsie A. Vokes • October 1, 2019

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Court Rejects First Amendment Challenge to University Diversity and Inclusion Policies

Discrimination, Higher Education, LGBTQ Rights • By Robert G. Young • September 25, 2019

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Brewers Association Diversity Grants Support Diverse, Inclusive Craft Beer Events

Discrimination, Employment • By Bowditch & Dewey • September 4, 2019

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Exhibit ‘A’ Brewing Co. Taproom Team Learns ASL to Better Serve the Deaf Community in Framingham

Employment • August 13, 2019

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The Commonwealth Institute Releases Findings from Bowditch-Sponsored 2019 Women’s Leadership Development in Massachusetts Impact Study

Discrimination, Women • By Kristin Wildman Shirahama • August 1, 2019

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The Pay Equity Battle Rages On for U.S. Soccer

Discrimination, Women • By Lynette Paczkowski • July 11, 2019

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$57 Million in Tax Refunds for Same-Sex Couples

LGBTQ Rights • By Eileen Y. Lee Breger • June 27, 2019

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“As a Concept, Pay Equity Seems Simple in Its Application…”

Discrimination, Women • By Lynette Paczkowski • June 24, 2019

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AiVi Nguyen’s Message to Community College Grads: Own Your Story

Higher Education, Women • By Samantha P. McDonald • June 6, 2019

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Massachusetts Becomes the 16th State to Ban Conversion Therapy

Conversion Therapy, LGBTQ Rights • By AiVi Nguyen • April 10, 2019