Zara Nanu
@zarananu.bsky.social
Serial Entrepreneur, Investor and Future of Work Expert | Women's Leadership Board @ Harvard Kennedy School | Computer Weekly most influential women in UK Tech
I’m currently writing a book about making pay for work fair, and using my blog to publicly discuss some of the themes.
Today it’s benchmarking, and how we use market rates to avoid bigger questions about value: fairpay.substack.com/p/its-not-us...
Today it’s benchmarking, and how we use market rates to avoid bigger questions about value: fairpay.substack.com/p/its-not-us...
It’s not us, it’s the market
Benchmarking's role in perpetuating pay inequality
fairpay.substack.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:34 AM
I’m currently writing a book about making pay for work fair, and using my blog to publicly discuss some of the themes.
Today it’s benchmarking, and how we use market rates to avoid bigger questions about value: fairpay.substack.com/p/its-not-us...
Today it’s benchmarking, and how we use market rates to avoid bigger questions about value: fairpay.substack.com/p/its-not-us...
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Y'all, #Christmas came early.
#TheDoubleTax, my author debut, was named one of the TOP FIVE BEST SCIENCE BOOKS of 2025 by the @latimes.com @ologies.bsky.social.
I NEVER in a million years expected this and I am exceedingly grateful and overwhelmed by this honor. WOW. 😭 #GodsPlan #blacksky #booksky
#TheDoubleTax, my author debut, was named one of the TOP FIVE BEST SCIENCE BOOKS of 2025 by the @latimes.com @ologies.bsky.social.
I NEVER in a million years expected this and I am exceedingly grateful and overwhelmed by this honor. WOW. 😭 #GodsPlan #blacksky #booksky
The 5 best science books of 2025
It’s been an uneasy year for science.
www.latimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Y'all, #Christmas came early.
#TheDoubleTax, my author debut, was named one of the TOP FIVE BEST SCIENCE BOOKS of 2025 by the @latimes.com @ologies.bsky.social.
I NEVER in a million years expected this and I am exceedingly grateful and overwhelmed by this honor. WOW. 😭 #GodsPlan #blacksky #booksky
#TheDoubleTax, my author debut, was named one of the TOP FIVE BEST SCIENCE BOOKS of 2025 by the @latimes.com @ologies.bsky.social.
I NEVER in a million years expected this and I am exceedingly grateful and overwhelmed by this honor. WOW. 😭 #GodsPlan #blacksky #booksky
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Did you know that Workday is being sued because an AI tool they sell for hiring actually discriminates against marginalized people?
This is my shocked face.
This is my shocked face.
AI Bias Lawsuit Against Workday Reaches Next Stage as Court Grants Conditional Certification of ADEA Claim
A closely watched class and collective action against the HR management services company Workday, Inc. reached a new milestone recently, when the Northern
www.lawandtheworkplace.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Did you know that Workday is being sued because an AI tool they sell for hiring actually discriminates against marginalized people?
This is my shocked face.
This is my shocked face.
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MY FIRST INTERNATIONAL BYLINE is out today in @bristol247.bsky.social with @zarananu.bsky.social!
We discuss U.K. equal pay day, how #TheDoubleTax shows up for Black women in the UK, and why caregiving is a an economic crisis OR economic opportunity in waiting. #blacksky #uk
We discuss U.K. equal pay day, how #TheDoubleTax shows up for Black women in the UK, and why caregiving is a an economic crisis OR economic opportunity in waiting. #blacksky #uk
'You cannot fix the pay gap without addressing unpaid work'
Academics Zara Nanu and Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman discuss the gender pay gap
www.bristol247.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:28 PM
MY FIRST INTERNATIONAL BYLINE is out today in @bristol247.bsky.social with @zarananu.bsky.social!
We discuss U.K. equal pay day, how #TheDoubleTax shows up for Black women in the UK, and why caregiving is a an economic crisis OR economic opportunity in waiting. #blacksky #uk
We discuss U.K. equal pay day, how #TheDoubleTax shows up for Black women in the UK, and why caregiving is a an economic crisis OR economic opportunity in waiting. #blacksky #uk
😱😱😱 hope someone can help 🤞
October 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
😱😱😱 hope someone can help 🤞
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"Black Americans Are Losing Jobs in a Warning for the Economy
Unemployment among Black people reaches highest level since 2021; ‘I am in the fight of my life’" www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
Unemployment among Black people reaches highest level since 2021; ‘I am in the fight of my life’" www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
Black Americans Are Losing Jobs in a Warning for the Economy
Unemployment among Black people reaches highest level since 2021. “I am in the fight of my life.”
www.wsj.com
September 1, 2025 at 10:35 AM
"Black Americans Are Losing Jobs in a Warning for the Economy
Unemployment among Black people reaches highest level since 2021; ‘I am in the fight of my life’" www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
Unemployment among Black people reaches highest level since 2021; ‘I am in the fight of my life’" www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
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Today in the @nytimes.com, one of the most important stories of our time. Between the months of February and July, 319,000 Black women exited the workforce. In the same period, White men saw the largest increase in jobs- 365,000.
This is #TheDoubleTax. Pre-order: annagifty.com. #blacksky
This is #TheDoubleTax. Pre-order: annagifty.com. #blacksky
In Trump’s Federal Work Force Cuts, Black Women Are Among the Hardest Hit
www.nytimes.com
August 31, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Today in the @nytimes.com, one of the most important stories of our time. Between the months of February and July, 319,000 Black women exited the workforce. In the same period, White men saw the largest increase in jobs- 365,000.
This is #TheDoubleTax. Pre-order: annagifty.com. #blacksky
This is #TheDoubleTax. Pre-order: annagifty.com. #blacksky
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I've doubted many times whether this is the right time for #TheDoubleTax to come out, but everything about Governor Cook this week has confirmed to me that this book is meeting the moment.
For those who don't know, the rise of Governor Cook is featured PROMINENTLY in #TheDoubleTax: annagifty.com.
For those who don't know, the rise of Governor Cook is featured PROMINENTLY in #TheDoubleTax: annagifty.com.
August 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I've doubted many times whether this is the right time for #TheDoubleTax to come out, but everything about Governor Cook this week has confirmed to me that this book is meeting the moment.
For those who don't know, the rise of Governor Cook is featured PROMINENTLY in #TheDoubleTax: annagifty.com.
For those who don't know, the rise of Governor Cook is featured PROMINENTLY in #TheDoubleTax: annagifty.com.
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🗣️ YOU CANNOT GET RID OF GENDER INEQUALITY WITHOUT GETTING RID OF RACIAL INEQUALITY. In #TheDoubleTax, I will-
August 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
🗣️ YOU CANNOT GET RID OF GENDER INEQUALITY WITHOUT GETTING RID OF RACIAL INEQUALITY. In #TheDoubleTax, I will-
New way to promote the Amazon documentary on Melania is working well then …
August 9, 2025 at 10:06 AM
New way to promote the Amazon documentary on Melania is working well then …
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Dear Hiring Manager, I am writing to express my feigned enthusiasm for the ambiguous position of—I think it was something like “Global Strategy Content Execution Associate”?
Cover Letter for a Job I Don’t Want but Will Be Offended Not to Get
My résumé reflects a pattern of, let’s call it, erratic brilliance punctuated by long stretches of disillusionment, which I’ve cleverly framed as “consulting.”
www.newyorker.com
August 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Dear Hiring Manager, I am writing to express my feigned enthusiasm for the ambiguous position of—I think it was something like “Global Strategy Content Execution Associate”?
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73% of mothers with kids under 18 are in the workforce. More than flowers or brunch, working moms need:
-Paid family leave
-Equal pay
-Universal childcare
(But get your mom flowers, too)
-Paid family leave
-Equal pay
-Universal childcare
(But get your mom flowers, too)
May 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
73% of mothers with kids under 18 are in the workforce. More than flowers or brunch, working moms need:
-Paid family leave
-Equal pay
-Universal childcare
(But get your mom flowers, too)
-Paid family leave
-Equal pay
-Universal childcare
(But get your mom flowers, too)
Should someone tell him these jobs are done by robots ? 👀 🤖
a man in a suit and tie stands in front of a bunch of robots in a factory
ALT: a man in a suit and tie stands in front of a bunch of robots in a factory
media.tenor.com
April 6, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Should someone tell him these jobs are done by robots ? 👀 🤖
This has got to be the most sunny and pleasant Trade War Eve I’ve ever experienced…
April 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
This has got to be the most sunny and pleasant Trade War Eve I’ve ever experienced…
I see where this is going www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2021/07/puti...
Putin declares only Russian fizz is 'Champagne'
In a baffling move, the Kremlin has ruled that only sparkling wine produced in Russia can be sold and marketed as ‘Champagne’.
www.thedrinksbusiness.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I see where this is going www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2021/07/puti...
They have been doing this in former soviet counties for decades and have a pretty good blueprint for how it works. I recognise it in current US.
March 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
They have been doing this in former soviet counties for decades and have a pretty good blueprint for how it works. I recognise it in current US.
Why? How? I have so many questions …
March 5, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Why? How? I have so many questions …
Is that why he brought Tate back into the US? So that people can start worrying more about these issues?
March 3, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Is that why he brought Tate back into the US? So that people can start worrying more about these issues?
Is that his new job - Putin’s spokesperson?
February 25, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Is that his new job - Putin’s spokesperson?
Anyone interested in how well austerity works should talk to the UK. Spoiler alert - it doesn’t.
February 24, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Anyone interested in how well austerity works should talk to the UK. Spoiler alert - it doesn’t.
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Organizations working to protect our local libraries @washoelibrary.bsky.social:
Friends of Washoe County Library:
washoelibraryfriends.org
Freedom to Read Nevada:
ftrnevada.org
NV for EveryLibrary:
www.nvforeverylibrary.com
Please feel free to share additional resources in the comments!
Friends of Washoe County Library:
washoelibraryfriends.org
Freedom to Read Nevada:
ftrnevada.org
NV for EveryLibrary:
www.nvforeverylibrary.com
Please feel free to share additional resources in the comments!
In today's episode of doomerism isn't a strategy, here's a list of things you can do today to make the world around you suck a little bit less:
Pick ONE thing and do it.
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Pick ONE thing and do it.
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February 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Organizations working to protect our local libraries @washoelibrary.bsky.social:
Friends of Washoe County Library:
washoelibraryfriends.org
Freedom to Read Nevada:
ftrnevada.org
NV for EveryLibrary:
www.nvforeverylibrary.com
Please feel free to share additional resources in the comments!
Friends of Washoe County Library:
washoelibraryfriends.org
Freedom to Read Nevada:
ftrnevada.org
NV for EveryLibrary:
www.nvforeverylibrary.com
Please feel free to share additional resources in the comments!
“He shouldn’t have started it” were the exact words that came out of his mouth when talking about Zelenskyy
February 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM
“He shouldn’t have started it” were the exact words that came out of his mouth when talking about Zelenskyy