Includes bibliographical references and index.

About this book -- THEORY -- Feminism -- Systemic racism -- Anti-racism -- Intersectionality -- Equality vs. equity -- Voice: Kristy Tillman -- Teaching Black designers -- Meet mythical norm -- 'Splaining -- Disability theory -- This body is worthy -- Anti-stairs club -- Voices: Shannon Finnegan and Aimi Hamraie -- Embodied learning -- Leaves with you -- Life: Sugandha Gupta -- Mother cyborg -- Binary structures -- Sex and gender terms -- Typographic binaries -- A queer year of love letters -- Voice: Shivani Parasnis -- Voice: Tré Seals -- HISTORY -- Mapping history -- Life: Yolande Bonhomme -- Life: Ann Smith Franklin -- Life: Sojourner Truth -- Life: William Wells Brown -- Life: Angel de Cora -- Life: Anni Albers -- Life: Charlotte Perriand -- Feminism in India -- Life: Ed Roberts -- Life: Neil Marcus -- International symbol of access -- Timeline: queer history -- Life: Walt Whitman -- Life: Ruth Ellis -- Lives: Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore -- Life: Susan Sontag -- Life: Willi Smith -- WORK -- Internships -- Voice: Tanvi Sharma -- Starting out -- Voice: Farah Kafei -- Voice: Valentina Vergara -- Design leaders -- Voice: Amy Lee Walton -- Voice: Elaine Lopez -- Voice: Irene Pereyra -- Voice: Leslie Xia -- Voice: Njoki Gitahi -- Voice: Sabrina Hall -- Voice: Shira Inbar -- Workplaces -- Working from home -- Wage gaps -- Hiring for diversity -- Where are the Black designers? -- Discrimination at work -- Parents at work -- Coming out at work -- Salary transparency -- Exit strategies -- The entreprecariat -- Confidence equity -- Emotional housekeeping -- Psychological safety -- Giving and taking credit -- Mentoring -- Cover letters -- Presentations -- Social Media -- Publishing -- Activism -- Advice for new designers.