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Joan C. Williams
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Director @eacenterSF Fmr Director @WorkLifeLawCtr. Prof @uclaw_sf. Author, Outclassed, Bias Interrupted, White Working Class & WWFWAW. RT≠endorsements

Joan Chalmers Williams is an American law professor who is Distinguished Professor of Law (Emerita) at University of California College of the Law, San Francisco. She has published 12 books and 116 academic articles in law, sociology, psychology, and management journals. .. more

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"If you work hard, you’ll get ahead" — the American Dream once captured the aspirations of many Americans. Now, 70% of Americans say the American Dream isn’t true or never was.

Read my latest piece in Jacobin here:

jacobin.com/2025/09/work...

So pleased my book has been long-listed for the Financial Times Best Business Book of the Year award. It's also on sale at Barnes & Noble's. Stay tuned for info. #BBYA25

I had a great time talking with Meghna Chakrabarti on WBUR Thursday about my new book Outclassed. She called me out when I needed it! It's hard to speak respectfully of people who aren't like you....but worth the effort to try.
www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...
How the Left lost the working class
A majority of registered voters think the Democrats are out of touch with Americans' everyday concerns according to recent polling. Social inequality scholar Joan Williams discusses her book "Outclass...
www.wbur.org

Democrats aren't meeting the moment: they need to start talking about how, even for college grads, hard work no longer pays off in a stable life, linking frustration of the young and that of the precarious Missing Middle (aka "working class"). www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Lucky for Democrats, they picked the least-worst time to be unpopular
Despite dismal polling, Democrats have some encouraging signs. But they need to get in shape, fast.
www.washingtonpost.com

Thanks, Pete, it was great to talk with you!

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So grateful to Anne-Marie Slaughter for joining me in conversation about my new book at Politics & Prose in DC last week!

Excited to read Prof. Emilio J Castillo's forthcoming book, The Meritocracy Paradox: Where Talent Management Strategies Go Wrong and How to Fix Them, which will soon be published by Columbia University Press!

Check it out!
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I'm thrilled to announce the upcoming release of my book, Outclassed: How the Left Lost the Working Class and How to Win Them Back, available May 20th. I’d love for you to join me at one of the upcoming book events—hope to see you there!

Had a great time speaking with KQED this morning, check out the recording below!
🎙️ ON AIR:

We're speaking with professors Nicholas A. Bloom and @joan-c-williams.bsky.social about what we learned about the pandemic's impact on the workplace and we hear from you.

❓How has the pandemic changed the way you work & think about work?

📻 Listen:
How Did the Pandemic Change Work for You? | KQED
As part of our series looking back on how the pandemic changed us, 5 years on, we examine the way we work.  From working remotely to handling childcare needs to coping with being an essential worker,…
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Reposted by Joan C. Williams

🎙️ ON AIR:

We're speaking with professors Nicholas A. Bloom and @joan-c-williams.bsky.social about what we learned about the pandemic's impact on the workplace and we hear from you.

❓How has the pandemic changed the way you work & think about work?

📻 Listen:
How Did the Pandemic Change Work for You? | KQED
As part of our series looking back on how the pandemic changed us, 5 years on, we examine the way we work.  From working remotely to handling childcare needs to coping with being an essential worker,…
buff.ly

Fantastic new article shows how the left can connect with rural voters – it’s not impossible, not even that hard. Congratulations to my friends at the Rural-Urban Bridge Initiative
Sowing a Rural Insurgency
New organizing groups agitate for a healthy share of resources to rebuild the Democratic image in left-behind communities.
prospect.org

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📖 My new book: OUTCLASSED - is available for pre-order

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