October 23, 2015

The Weekly ReFRESH

This week’s reFRESH includes a fight against the gender pay gap in Hollywood, the pros and perils of public speaking, and some scary stats about the state of violence against black women in America. What we’ve been checking out… Teachers of color comprise just 17% of the total teaching workforce. Why that stat is not […]

July 17, 2015

The Weekly ReFRESH

Edited by Mara Meyers In this week’s edition, what Serena Williams teaches us about sexism and racism in America, tiny results from tech companies who made big promises about diversity hiring, and a new podcast that we can’t wait to listen to. What we’ve been checking out… The internet used to encourage a diversity of ideas, […]

July 10, 2015

The Weekly ReFRESH

Edited by Mara Meyers This week we’ve got questions about what women have to do in order to be seen as equal to men (hint: simply performing better than them doesn’t work), solutions for online harassment, and a movie about white privilege that we can’t wait to see. What we’ve been checking out… We’re sick […]

January 13, 2015

5 Commitments Event Organizers Can Make in 2015

The way we organize conferences is changing in large ways and small. Needless to say, our team at FRESH couldn’t be more excited; to us, there’s nothing more, dare we say, “refreshing” than when event organizers think outside of the traditional conference box and deviate from the status quo. Here are five suggestions for 2015 on how event organizers can craft an […]