Michelle Travis

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Michelle Travis

Investment in corporate social responsibility is facing a fork in the road. After five years of increasing investment, corporate leaders are confronting external pressures to step back from politically charged social issues, including diversity, equity and inclusion, reproductive rights, climate change, racial justice, human rights, and economic sustainability. Will corporate leaders retreat from CSR in this challenging environment?

1 month ago | forbes.com | Michelle Travis

It’s been nearly three years since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned women’s constitutional right to abortion in the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Healthdecision. In the immediate wake of Dobbs, many companies issued public statements condemning the decision and committing their support for abortion access. Since then, business leaders have become less outspoken about reproductive rights.

1 month ago | forbes.com | Michelle Travis

It’s been two years since the PUMP Act authorized employees to sue employers who violate their federal right to safe and protected lactation in the workplace. The PUMP Act—short for the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act—was signed by President Biden on December 29, 2022, and its enforcement rules took effect on April 28, 2023. So how are employers doing with their legal obligations to support workers who are breastfeeding?

1 month ago | forbes.com | Michelle Travis

The reproductive rights landscape has shifted rapidly since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned women’s constitutional right to abortion in the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling. In the wake of the Dobbs decision, researchers are documenting a “brain drain” in states with abortion bans. Young and highly educated workers are leading this trend, making it difficult for employers to recruit and retain top talent in abortion-restrictive states.

1 month ago | forbes.com | Michelle Travis

Netflix pulls back the curtain on social media child stardom in its latest buzzworthy documentary, Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing, which premiered on April 9, 2025. The three-part investigative series follows Piper Rockelle’s rise to fame as a YouTube child influencer starting at age nine. The series not only shines light on the hidden reality of child content creation.