This is the tenth post about the making of my wall installation regarding Apple and the EEOC. To read the whole series from the beginning, start with It's Raining Men, then Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Have You Ever Seen the Rain, Purple Rain, Heavy Cloud No Rain, Both Sides Now, Clouds in my Coffee, Glass Half Full of Rain, and Drops of Jupiter.
I am so deeply proud of the finished piece, Because of Your Gender.
This work visually conveys my whistleblowing experience. I brought the EEOC ample data (raindrops) that Apple was paying my male coworkers (clouds) significantly more for comparable work. The agency's invalidation (words) revealed that it had been bought (gold) by an employer it's supposed to regulate.
Despite every attempt to silence me, I am exposing this conduct for the public record.
I want as many people as possible to see this piece, and you can help!
-
Sign up for my email list—this is the best way to keep up with my art and activism (such as blog posts, available art & local events) compared with social media where you may or may not see my posts.
-
If you're already receiving my newsletter, forward it to a friend that you want to talk about it with, and encourage them to sign up too.
-
Tell someone IRL about this piece, over a walk or coffee or at a party as your next conversation topic.
-
Or share the project page with a group chat, slack channel, discord server, email list, or other community.
Saying my name, in rooms that I am not in, has outsized power to help my work find the people who need to see it.
I'm hoping to reach members of excluded groups, lawmakers, journalists, professional organizations, employee resource groups, museum curators, gallery owners, art collectors, people managers, business leaders, data nerds, color lovers, and truth-tellers.
Growing my audience is necessary for my next goal: convincing book publishers that I have the reach to sell a memoir. These posts have been my training for the marathon of writing a complete account of how my employer got away with pay discrimination.
From red flags on day one of new employee orientation, all the way to an Apple employee sabotaging my art practice, there are so many more gruesome details to share. I'll soon be shopping my book proposal, and looking for agents and publishers that could be a good match. Know one? Please connect us!
You can also tangibly underwrite the cost of my labor on the book proposal in these ways:
-
Host your next team offsite at my SF studio. Feed two birds with one scone by getting creative with your colleagues while redirecting corporate funds to a woman-owned small business.
-
Commission a custom piece for your home or workplace.
- Shop ready-to-ship art or feminist finance books for yourself or as a gift.
While my legal case was pending, I couldn't talk freely about it, and that was so isolating. Telling the story aloud now, it makes such a difference to feel you bearing witness. But the impact goes far beyond how this heals me.
My cautionary tale brings awareness to the tactics, strategies, and patterns that employers use to evade accountability. By sharing it, I’ve already guided women toward better outcomes in their own legal battles, and inspired students to propose new legislation. Your concrete support fortifies this work.
Please join me in taking a long, delicious moment to really celebrate this piece! Then, we ride at dawn.
Someday we'll find it
The rainbow connection
The lovers, the dreamers, and me
—The Muppets