The reaction from companies and from work places was, i think, perhaps a little bit more swift than we might have otherwise anticipated. I think saw the speediest and most vocal response from some of the companies that are known for being kind of women led or women focused. And then some of the tech companies that are just generall known for taking louder stances on certain social issues,. Like salesforce, like google, they've all been a little bit speedier to respond.
When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the American legal landscape instantly changed. So did the business landscape, since more than half of Americans rely on their employers for healthcare—and that includes reproductive healthcare. Abortion as a critical workplace issue is now top-of-mind for organizations coming to grips with how they can and should respond to a post-Roe world.
Emma Goldberg covers the future of work for The New York Times and has been asking big questions about abortion since the Supreme Court’s decision came down: “How will this decision reshape workplace policies? What influence will it have on the job market? How do employees want their employers to respond? How do consumers want businesses to respond? Why does this issue in particular feel so fraught?”
This week on Brave New Work, Aaron Dignan and Rodney Evans ask Emma about the answers she’s been hearing.
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