Foundation planning the U.S. 250th anniversary commemorations accused of discrimination

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Four female executives who resigned from the nonprofit tasked with planning the official commemoration of the U.S.'s 250th anniversary have accused the foundation of fostering a "hostile and discriminatory workplace" and dismissing "concerns about a male employee's questionable expenditures," The Wall Street Journal reports.

Though the resignations were separate, all four women "expressed similar concerns in resignation letters or interviews," writes the Journal.

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Brigid Kennedy

Brigid Kennedy worked at The Week from 2021 to 2023 as a staff writer, junior editor and then story editor, with an interest in U.S. politics, the economy and the music industry.