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
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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
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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-
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Good morning ☀️
I woke up to Joy-Ann Reid wanting to chat with me about why Black women are exiting the labor force and #TheDoubleTax becoming the #1 NEW RELEASE under Income Inequality. Wow. #GodsPlan
Pre-order for yourself and a friend: tinyurl.com/doubletax-order
I woke up to Joy-Ann Reid wanting to chat with me about why Black women are exiting the labor force and #TheDoubleTax becoming the #1 NEW RELEASE under Income Inequality. Wow. #GodsPlan
Pre-order for yourself and a friend: tinyurl.com/doubletax-order
August 11, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Good morning ☀️
I woke up to Joy-Ann Reid wanting to chat with me about why Black women are exiting the labor force and #TheDoubleTax becoming the #1 NEW RELEASE under Income Inequality. Wow. #GodsPlan
Pre-order for yourself and a friend: tinyurl.com/doubletax-order
I woke up to Joy-Ann Reid wanting to chat with me about why Black women are exiting the labor force and #TheDoubleTax becoming the #1 NEW RELEASE under Income Inequality. Wow. #GodsPlan
Pre-order for yourself and a friend: tinyurl.com/doubletax-order
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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)
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…
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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!
When wealth concentrates, so does power—leaving many behind. What we are seeing in the US is a clear result of discontent bread out of lack of unchecked corporate capitalism.
February 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
When wealth concentrates, so does power—leaving many behind. What we are seeing in the US is a clear result of discontent bread out of lack of unchecked corporate capitalism.
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Be clear about what Trump and Musk’s aid axe will do: people will face terror and starve, many will die | Gordon Brown
Be clear about what Trump and Musk’s aid axe will do: people will face terror and starve, many will die | Gordon Brown
The decimation of USAid is already having a terrible effect in some of the poorest places on the planet. It damages America: it will harm us all
An earthquake of magnitude 7.0 or above could not have caused more carnage. Recent floods in Asia and…
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Be clear about what Trump and Musk’s aid axe will do: people will face terror and starve, many will die | Gordon Brown
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Not an Onion headline
NEW: Experts question whether Edward Coristine, a DOGE staffer who has gone by “Big Balls” online, would pass the background check typically required for access to sensitive US government systems.
DOGE Teen Owns ‘Tesla.Sexy LLC’ and Worked at Startup That Has Hired Convicted Hackers
Experts question whether Edward Coristine, a DOGE staffer who has gone by “Big Balls” online, would pass the background check typically required for access to sensitive US government systems.
www.wired.com
February 6, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Not an Onion headline
Time to reread some books
February 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Time to reread some books
The news blowing out of the US—all of it with very real, practical impact on people, public services, organizations—is making me think about our values as a humanity and how fragile they actually are.
February 5, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The news blowing out of the US—all of it with very real, practical impact on people, public services, organizations—is making me think about our values as a humanity and how fragile they actually are.
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2 insurrections, same President.
February 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
2 insurrections, same President.
The latest ONS figures show that average weekly earnings in the UK hit £660 in November, with a 3.4% annual increase (adjusted for inflation). This is the fastest rise since 2021. 📈 While this sounds like progress, a closer look at industry pay reveals stark contrasts.⬇️
January 21, 2025 at 9:13 AM
The latest ONS figures show that average weekly earnings in the UK hit £660 in November, with a 3.4% annual increase (adjusted for inflation). This is the fastest rise since 2021. 📈 While this sounds like progress, a closer look at industry pay reveals stark contrasts.⬇️
Elon Musk is one of the most powerful men in the world. But for someone so public, there’s one part of his life that’s less well known.
Elon’s Spies, our latest podcast series, looks into the billionaire’s use of private investigators.
Listen now wherever you get your podcasts: lnk.to/ElonsSpies
Elon’s Spies, our latest podcast series, looks into the billionaire’s use of private investigators.
Listen now wherever you get your podcasts: lnk.to/ElonsSpies
November 20, 2024 at 9:00 AM