ALSO IN THE HEADLINES
- Vaccine diplomacy. Greta Thunberg says she won't attend UN climate talks in Glasgow in November out of concern about vaccine inequality. With three-quarters of the world's vaccines so far administered in wealthy countries, the activist is concerned representatives from other nations won't be able to attend and have their voices heard. New York Times
- Baby boom. The Honest Company, the consumer goods company founded by Jessica Alba, filed for an IPO on Friday. The business says it's seen strong sales over the past year, thanks to pandemic-fueled demand for baby and personal care products; diapers and wipes account for two-thirds of its $300 million in sales. CNBC
- Inside Alphabet. In the latest issue of Fortune, Danielle Abril dives into the new labor union at Alphabet, the parent company of Google. With 900 members out of 135,000 employees, the group—founded in the aftermath of the Google walkout over sexual harassment—is a minority union and can't force Google to bargain over a labor contract. But it's working to protect its members in other ways. Fortune
- Playing to win. When will women athletes receive equal treatment? Stanford women’s basketball coach Tara VanDerveer tries to answer that question in this interview, conducted after she led her team to victory in the NCAA tournament. VanDerveer has won more games than any other women's basketball coach over her 43-year coaching career, and she reminds us that the tournaments are always run differently for men and for women—but the weight room disparities this year were "so visual" that everyone could see the discrepancies. Bloomberg
MOVERS AND SHAKERS: Mission Bio named Thermo Fisher Scientific's Yan Zhang CEO.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
- Historic loss. The Friday death of 99-year-old Prince Philip means that Queen Elizabeth II lost her royal consort of 69 years; she said, according to other royal family members, that her husband's death has left "a huge void" in her life. The Duke of Edinburgh's death marks the first time a reigning monarch has been predeceased by their spouse since Queen Victoria. Guardian
- Gulf gender diversity. Companies are making changes to comply with new rules on board gender diversity in the United Arab Emirates and beyond. The developer Emaar Properties added Eman Abdulrazzaq, a human resources executive, to its board. Meanwhile, in Oman, the stock exchange itself added two women, the Oman Investment Authority's Samra Sulaiman Alharthy and Mathla Saleh Al Shaqsi, to its own board.
- Shaping up. Kim Kardashian's shapewear brand Skims raised $154 million in new funding, valuing the business at $1.6 billion. Introducing loungewear at the beginning of the pandemic helped the brand to weather less consumer interest in shapewear—but Kardashian says the form-fitting apparel will always be core to the brand. New York Times
ON MY RADAR
Chloé Zhao becomes first woman of color to win top honor at Directors Guild Awards Time
Tina Turner, Princess Diana, and the power of revenge fashion Wall Street Journal
The natural hair care line launched from a garage that drew a cult following with thousands of rave reviews in less than a year Fortune
PARTING WORDS
"I felt like a god."
-Dr. Kati Kariko, on the moment when she discovered that mRNA could be used to direct any cell to make any protein. Her research—long doubted by others in the field and unsupported as she never made more than $60,000 a year—was critical to the development of COVID-19 vaccines.