US Economy Unexpectedly Loses Jobs in February; Unemployment Rate Rises to 4.4%
The decline in nonfarm payrolls reported by the Labor Department in its employment report on Friday was the sixth since January 2025 and the second largest.
Workplace & Talent
Analysis and advice on the future of work, careers and management.
Announcing Ashcorp and Urban Revivo
Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.
Announcing Ashcorp and Urban Revivo
Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.
Kamala Harris and the Politics of Style | The Debrief Podcast
Senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young and editorial apprentice Yola Mzizi join executive editor Brian Baskin to discuss the significance of Kamala Harris’s fashion and beauty choices in the 2024 presidential campaign.
Kamala Harris and the Politics of Style | The Debrief Podcast
Senior correspondent Sheena Butler-Young and editorial apprentice Yola Mzizi join executive editor Brian Baskin to discuss the significance of Kamala Harris’s fashion and beauty choices in the 2024 presidential campaign.
Why Kamala Harris Isn’t Making Bold Fashion Choices – Yet
With her wardrobe of pants suits in conservative colours, the vice president has studiously avoided drawing attention to her style choices. Experts say that reflects the reality that, as a Black and Indian woman in the upper echelon of politics, self-expression carries risks.
Why Kamala Harris Isn’t Making Bold Fashion Choices – Yet
With her wardrobe of pants suits in conservative colours, the vice president has studiously avoided drawing attention to her style choices. Experts say that reflects the reality that, as a Black and Indian woman in the upper echelon of politics, self-expression carries risks.
How to Prepare a Creative Pitch in Fashion
From tailoring your pitch to your audience to fine tuning a succinct narrative, BoF Careers sat down with experts working across creative functions in the fashion industry to learn how to prepare a compelling pitch.
How to Prepare a Creative Pitch in Fashion
From tailoring your pitch to your audience to fine tuning a succinct narrative, BoF Careers sat down with experts working across creative functions in the fashion industry to learn how to prepare a compelling pitch.
How I Became... Editor-in-Chief of Paper Magazine
Justin Moran began his editorial journey at his university newspaper, taking on freelance work on the side before landing his first internship at Paper Magazine one summer. Now, as Paper's editor-in-chief, he shares his career advice.
How I Became... Editor-in-Chief of Paper Magazine
Justin Moran began his editorial journey at his university newspaper, taking on freelance work on the side before landing his first internship at Paper Magazine one summer. Now, as Paper's editor-in-chief, he shares his career advice.
When Is the Right Time for Executives to Retire?
In the US, election year politics have fueled a nationwide obsession with aging. Assuming age dictates a person’s ability to perform is a mistake, experts say, but so is avoiding tough conversations about succession.
When Is the Right Time for Executives to Retire?
In the US, election year politics have fueled a nationwide obsession with aging. Assuming age dictates a person’s ability to perform is a mistake, experts say, but so is avoiding tough conversations about succession.
Is Fashion Done With Diversity Departments?
DEI programmes, widely adopted across the industry in 2020, now face a backlash from conservative activists and internal doubts about their effectiveness. To survive, they must evolve, experts say.
Is Fashion Done With Diversity Departments?
DEI programmes, widely adopted across the industry in 2020, now face a backlash from conservative activists and internal doubts about their effectiveness. To survive, they must evolve, experts say.
How to Protect Your Mental Health While Working in Fashion
At Graduate Fashion Week 2024, BoF Careers sat down with mental health, wellbeing and HR professionals to dive into the unique pressures posed by the fashion industry and how to employees can seek to overcome them.
How to Protect Your Mental Health While Working in Fashion
At Graduate Fashion Week 2024, BoF Careers sat down with mental health, wellbeing and HR professionals to dive into the unique pressures posed by the fashion industry and how to employees can seek to overcome them.
The Outsiders Perspective Launches Forum for BIPOC Fashion Talent
About 50 fashion-industry professionals from brands such as Chanel and Burberry will form an industry-wide resource group hoping to move the needle on diversity and inclusion.
The Outsiders Perspective Launches Forum for BIPOC Fashion Talent
About 50 fashion-industry professionals from brands such as Chanel and Burberry will form an industry-wide resource group hoping to move the needle on diversity and inclusion.
How Junior Talent Can Impress a Fashion Recruiter Today
At Graduate Fashion Week 2024, BoF Careers sat down with JW Anderson’s HR director, Angela Okoro, to dive into evolving recruitment strategies and discover her advice on how entry-level candidates can stand out today.
How Junior Talent Can Impress a Fashion Recruiter Today
At Graduate Fashion Week 2024, BoF Careers sat down with JW Anderson’s HR director, Angela Okoro, to dive into evolving recruitment strategies and discover her advice on how entry-level candidates can stand out today.
Fashion’s Most (and Least) In-Demand Skills
An industry-wide reckoning is leading fashion firms to prioritise soft skills like critical thinking and curiosity over once in-demand technical proficiencies.
Fashion’s Most (and Least) In-Demand Skills
An industry-wide reckoning is leading fashion firms to prioritise soft skills like critical thinking and curiosity over once in-demand technical proficiencies.
Who International Retailers Hire to Crack the US Market
Entering a new country requires a delicate balance between staying true to a brand’s DNA and adapting to local tastes. Having the right people in place from day one can often be the determining factor between success and failure.
Who International Retailers Hire to Crack the US Market
Entering a new country requires a delicate balance between staying true to a brand’s DNA and adapting to local tastes. Having the right people in place from day one can often be the determining factor between success and failure.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
Nike Faces Federal Probe Over Alleged Discrimination Against White Employees
The EEOC is investigating the brand over claims of systemic racism against white employees, including through DEI programmes.
Report: Amazon Plans Thousands More Corporate Job Cuts Next Week
The Seattle online retailer tied its initial round of job cuts in October to the rise of artificial intelligence software.
Nike Cuts Corporate Staffers Amid Realignment
Layoffs will impact less than 1 percent of the company’s corporate team and are part of a restructuring led by chief executive Elliot Hill.
Michael Burke Tapped to Lead LVMH Americas
The LVMH veteran has been named chairman and chief executive of LVMH Americas as the company navigates a 'complex and evolving geopolitical period.'
Women’s Conference Trybe Cancels, Citing Trump DEI Pushback
The event was slated for May 2025 in Las Vegas and had confirmed speakers from Sephora, H&M and TikTok.
Amazon Is Halting Some of Its Diversity and Inclusion Programmes
In a memo to employees, Candi Castleberry, a senior human resources executive, said last month that Amazon was ‘winding down outdated programmes and materials.’
Fearless Fund to End Grant Programme for Black Women Founders, Settles Lawsuit
The investment firm focused on women of colour agreed to end one of its grant programmes, bringing to a close year-long litigation with the American Alliance for Equal Rights. The fund will continue to operate other similar initiatives.