Pros
- Perceived prestige for historical role in SRHR research - Good pay and benefits compared to many other SRHR organizations - Most colleagues impassioned by its mission
Cons
- Senior leadership unwilling to address internal white supremacy culture and its impact on BIPOC, LGBTQ, people who are pregnant or parenting, and disabled staff and its constraints on external "collaboration" and work products - Senior management who discriminate against staff are protected while their staff, predominately women of color, are forced out - Gives lip service to RJ to look good (especally to funders) while digging in heels on language changes or intentional efforts to reform the culture or work products (e.g. forms a lot of committees and hosts RJ partner convenings every few years) - Values output/deliverables over the health and well-being of employees - Primarily concerned with "looking good" instead of "being good," falls back on what is legally permissible vs. what is ethical or in line with its mission and values