Wealthy women, time sucks, Hermés & a doggy pic 🐶
News at the intersection of business and feminism
How are we supposed to focus on work while literally living through a coup?
How do we "go through the motions" while the government is pushing us into the 1850s?
How can we worry about selling when all we want to be doing is protesting?
I don't have the answers to these questions, which is why I've felt paralyzed since Jan. 20th (this is Becky, by the way). Each day feels scarier and heavier than the last.
So far, my best solution is to focus on my existing clients, try to keep up with administrative tasks, and work from my cozy recliner with my dog in my lap.
We’ll always be honest with you, and the truth is we don’t have the answers to what lies ahead or how to best manage these uncertain times.
What we can offer is solidarity.
If you're feeling the same way, you're not alone.
All of us who didn't vote for this catastrophe are angry, sad, overwhelmed. And some of those who did vote for it are filled with regret, guilt, and fear.
We also continue to experience times of great hope, righteous rage, and focused action.
While we don't know how yet, Faith and I absolutely believe that we’ll survive what lies ahead. In fact, we believe we’ll come out of it far better.
Until then, find solace amongst your community, take care of yourself, and do all that you can to fight. ❤️
And if you don’t have a community where you can go to talk about how to run a business in this time, then join ours.
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Now onto this week’s roundup…
It doesn’t take a conspiracy theorist to connect the dots from news that women now outpace men in income and spending growth to the new administration’s anti-”DEI” efforts that will likely erase all of those financial gains.
Tens of thousands federal workers are suddenly unemployed, egg prices are soaring, there are growing fears about the economy … and the GOP is proposing to repeal the cap on overdraft fees, which could cost Americans billions. 🤬
Regular Americans aren’t confident about the economy, but CEOs are feeling their best in 3 years. Could that have something to do with their pay going up 12.6% while workers’ only rose 4.1%?
The share of people who work mostly in-person doubled in 2024 compared to 2023, up from 34% to 68% of all workers.
You could invest in “cancel culture insurance” or—and just hear us out—don’t worry about getting “cancelled” and focus instead on unlearning toxic conditioning and learning how to take accountability when you’re called out or in.
Get rid of these common time-sucks to find more time in your day for what matters most to you.
Luxury brand Hermés is giving all of its 25,000 employees $4,700 bonuses after its sales increased 18% in 2024 to $4.1B.
Interestingly, trust in AI is more than 2x higher in India (77%) and China (72%) than in the US (32%). Less trusting or better informed? Time will tell.
The median age of renters in the U.S. has increased dramatically in just 3 years, up from 33 in 2021 to 42 last year. Of course the increase coincides with a similar spike in housing costs, making renting the only option for so many.
Forget the Age of Innocence, we’re living in the Age of Inheritance. This incredible video from Bloomberg explores how $105 trillion in expected inheritances in the next 25 years will change wealth and social mobility in the US.
This week on Messy Liberation, Becky & Taina talk about how they are dealing with political despair. Perhaps you can relate?
Thank you for reading, and for your understanding with our tardiness this week.
Yours in solidarity,
Becky & Faith
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