writing

reflections at the intersection of advocacy & art
Clouds in my Coffee
Clouds in my Coffee
It was easy for Apple to know exactly what it would cost to buy the investigator, and to do so. Read more...
Both Sides Now
Both Sides Now
Legally speaking, we were similarly situated employees. Read more...
Heavy Cloud, No Rain
Heavy Cloud, No Rain
Each discrete drop represents a fixed amount of money ($1,000) to show the scale of Apple's discriminatory pay practices. Read more...
test tiles of colored clay in progress
Purple Rain
Mixing stains is mysterious! And delightful! And labor intensive! And magical! Read more...
Have You Ever Seen the Rain
Have You Ever Seen the Rain
Speaking out requires the very resource that my employer intentionally withheld. Read more...
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
My male teammates' lives weren't constrained to a limited palette of choices. To the contrary, their options were free and expansive, the whole rainbow. Read more...
concept sketch
It's Raining Men
The idea came to me to illuminate the way the company selectively poured financial agency and security into men’s lives in a vivid downpour of color. Read more...
Courage Campaign
Courage Campaign
This month I travelled to Portland, Oregon to discuss pay equity with fellow advocates Astrid Kurniawan and Zhou Fang, and moderator CiCi Kalous, as part of Women in Science PDX's... Read more...
Bryan Hoss's LinkedIn profile showing he left the EEOC to work at Apple
Apple hired my EEOC investigator
For Women's History Month 2024, I made a series of daily one-minute reels on Instagram about my fight for fair pay at Apple. Read more...
purple glazed mug with pink text, and pink glazed mug with purple text, that both read "mom, i AM a rich man"
mom, i AM a rich man
My collaboration with Janine Rogan and Sam Gerber for the Wealthy Women's Summit, a one-day conference in Calgary, Alberta with the tagline "Eras tour but make it finance." Read more...
excerpts from court transcripts with phrases highlighted like "hobby business"
How I lost $20,000 while running a small business
My ex has repeatedly used the about page of my business, P&L, and former Linked In profile to argue that I should be making tech money instead of making pottery. Read more...
financial feminist book open on table next to fix systems not women mug
Financial Feminist
“The single mom who works two jobs but can't seem to make ends meet doesn't need to work harder—she needs financial/societal support and systemic change.”—Tori Dunlap, Financial Feminist Read more...