This is an important issue to understand, not just because it matters in the election, but because this group of men is misunderstood, defined by everyone else and mostly invisible except where they cast a shadow. By "checking out," they are influencing politics, economics and fertility in ways we don't fully understand. bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Did an uncomfortable thing today and wrote about something personal. I’m disappointed that an insurance decision can override my doctor’s treatment plan and swap me out of a med that was working — into an uncertain future. #GLP1 #wegovy #zepbound bloom.bg/47fiENC

Today the interesting news on #DEI comes from @IBM. The company this week detailed changes over the last several months, which it disclosed to employees after discussions with @robbystarbuck - which he featured in his video today. linkedin.com/posts/jeffalang…

Another #DEI retrenchment from a company targeted by @robbystarbuck , this time at @cbrands bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Interesting news today from @FCC chair @BrendanCarrFCC on #DEI and the potential regulatory hurdles from his agency - as well as a new role for @robbystarbuck bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The anti-DEI provocateur @robbystarbuck stopped by the NYC office to meet with the @BBGEquality team and other editors. #dei Here’s some of what he had to say: bloomberg.com/news/newslette…. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

MENA EMERGES: People of Middle Eastern and North African descent can place themselves in a distinct group for the first time in US government data collection - story w/@RiddhiKSetty & @gardnerakayla bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @bbgequality #MENA #census

PUPTASTIC NEWS: @Starbucks pup cups and free waters aren’t going anywhere, top executives assured investors bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @business #dogs

TALENT: Starbucks shareholders approved a plan to drop a bonus tied to DEI goals for its executives as the term increasingly is the target of conservative activism - story w/@dani_lsc bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @business #dei #pay

POST PARTUM: Women's health startups are finally having a moment with investors. I talked to a co-founder of food-as-medicine, post-partum depression startup Chiyo about their challenges. bloomberg.com/news/newslette… via @business #prognosis @BBGEquality #pregnancy #WomensHealth

WORD SALAD: "Anti-racist" is out and softer, vaguer terms are in for corporate America filings at places like Uber & Citi as many grapple with conservative backlash against company diversity programs - story today with @SimoneFoxman bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @bbgequality #DEI

ODYSSSEUSNESS SUPREME: A US-made lander touched down on the moon on Thursday, making it the first private spacecraft to land on the lunar surface intact - story from @lorengrush bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @technology #Space

HARDHAT TO HARD DATA: Worker safety is going high tech - with a #Detroit tech company going all in. bloomberg.com/news/newslette… via @thefuture @BBGEquality

MINDING THE GAP: A new study shows that states that have focused on addressing the gender pay gap are having some success. bloomberg.com/news/newslette… via @bbgequality #pay

BOARDERLINES: Women keep reaching new highs in America’s boardrooms — but they’re still a decade away from reaching parity bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @bbgequality #Gender

DISCHARGED: Hertz plans to sell a third of its US electric vehicle fleet and reinvest in gas-powered cars due to weak demand for the battery-powered options - reports @DavidWelch47 and Rick Clough. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @climate #ElectricVehicles

HITTING THE GAS: The major wave of liquefied natural-gas facilities coming online starting this year will reshape the energy landscape for decades - story from @SStapczynski, @ruthcoverslng, & @a_shiryaevskaya bloomberg.com/news/features/… via @climate

IMPACT PLAYER: Victor Wembanyama has a path to become the first NBA player to reach $1 billion in basketball earnings. Here’s how he could do it, explains @AvatarRandall (And Gen Z values add a twist) bloomberg.com/news/features/… via @business #NBA #sports