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Dr. Elizabeth Segran @LizSegran

👩🏽‍💻 senior staff writer on the fashion and retail beats @FastCompany |❤️ @BenSchneer & little Ella and Lily | 🎓 PhD UC Berkeley

Joined December 2011
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Dr. Elizabeth Segran@LizSegran
19 Jan 2024
It's time to ban fast fashion. I had the pleasure of discussing this issue for USA TODAY's podcast and video series, The Excerpt. The industry has a horrific impact on the planet and humans. We need legislation to curb its impact. youtube.com/watch?v=O-REQTbW…

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QJE@QJEHarvard
4 Apr 2025
Recently accepted by #QJE, “‘Descended from Immigrants and Revolutionists:’ How Family History Shapes Immigration Policymaking,” by Feigenbaum (@jamesfeigenbaum), Palmer (@MaxwellBPalmer), and Schneer (@BenSchneer): doi.org/10.1093/qje/qjaf017

“Descended from Immigrants and Revolutionists”: How Family History Shapes Immigration Policy Making*

Abstract. Does family history matter for policy making in democracies? Linking members of Congress (MCs) to the census, we observe countries of birth for m

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NIKKOLAS SMITH@4NIKKOLAS
24 Apr 2024
I’m down for a revolution 📚🔥 Thank you @LizSegran & @FastCompany for this feature! 🙏🏾 #fREADom #ReadBannedBooks
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@FastCompany
22 Apr 2024
Book bans are making children's books more diverse, not less. f-st.co/dQUKOSa
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Brendan Vaughan@bvaughan71
11 Oct 2023
"The reign of the girlboss is over," writes @LizSegran in @FastCompany. Why being a highly visible female founder turned out to be a double-edged sword—and how they paved the way for what comes next. fastcompany.com/90960329/gir…

The girlboss lost. Here's why these under-the-radar female founders won

The concept of the 'girlboss' was weaponized, leaving female founders open to attacks their male counterparts rarely faced. Did these under-the-radar founders fare better because they weren't as...

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Amy Farley@afarles
22 Jun 2023
My @FastCompany colleague @LizSegran and I spoke to customers, lawyers, food safety experts, and the executives at Daily Harvest to find out how the company incorporated this ingredient into a product without any awareness of its potential for harm. fastcompany.com/90908456/dai…

Daily Harvest recall: How a rare new ingredient sent customers to the ER

After @DlyHarvest introduced a new ingredient last summer, 133 people ended up in hospital and 39 had their gallbladders removed. Here’s what happened.

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Harry McCracken
@harrymccracken
28 Feb 2023
It’s nice to see Barnes & Noble bounce back by—of all things—rededicating itself to being serious about books. Sadly, though, the one I’ve visited most often in recent years is about to close. (By @LizSegran.) fastcompany.com/90854345/bar…

Barnes & Noble is stealing the indie shop playbook, and it's working

James Daunt launched his first indie bookshop in London 33 years ago. The Barnes & Noble CEO is now bringing the lessons he learned to the biggest bookseller in America.

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We can't get around it. #NYFW is responsible for the scourge of fast fashion -- but I think it can also help kill fast fashion. Here's my plan for how to do it! fastcompany.com/90843984/fas…

Fashion week birthed fast fashion. Can it kill fast fashion, too?

We invented fashion week 80 years ago. Here's how we could update it for the 21st century.

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Active Career Connections@ActiveCareerCxn
4 Jan 2023
You're Going to Wear Jeans to Workin 2023. Here's How to Do It Right ow.ly/mN8i50MhpOJ (By @LizSegran) #ActiveCareerConnections #workwear #fashion #worktips

You're going to wear jeans to work in 2023. Here's how to do it right

Even the most buttoned-up offices are embracing a more casual dress code.

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Jaime Maser Berman@JaimeMaser
11 Jan 2023
Great read by @LizSegran. The era of DTC brands is over. Here’s what the next generation of startups looks like fastcompany.com/90828954/era…

The era of DTC brands is over. Here's what the next generation of startups looks like

For a decade, DTC startups like Warby Parker and Everlane created a playbook for how to launch a successful brand. A new generation of founders wants to chart a different path.

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mikehofman@mikehofman
3 Jan 2023
Now do sweatpants, @LizSegran fastcompany.com/90822078/wea…

You're going to wear jeans to work in 2023. Here's how to do it right

Even the most buttoned-up offices are embracing a more casual dress code.

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It's my #Twitterversary! I have been on Twitter for 11 years, since 9 Dec 2011 (via @twi_age).
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alexandra j. roberts@lexlanham
24 Jun 2022
i enjoyed discussing THE marc jacobs, THE ohio state university, & both companies' desire to register THE as a trademark with @LizSegran at @FastCompany! fastcompany.com/90763993/why…

Why Marc Jacobs and Ohio State both fought to trademark the word 'the'

Ohio State University was just awarded a trademark on one of the most common words in the English language. Experts say it's a clever bit of branding.

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Benjamin Schneer@BenSchneer
29 Jun 2022
My brilliant wife @LizSegran spoke with @KaiRysdall on Marketplace @NPR about Old Navy’s failed experiment at size inclusivity. marketplace.org/2022/06/28/t…

The growing push for size inclusivity in fashion faces some obstacles

“Plus-size women make up more than half the market, and yet, plus-size clothes only make up 19% of all apparel on the market,” says Elizabeth Segran, senior staff writer at Fast Company.

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Pangyrus Literary Magazine@Pangyrus
9 Feb 2022
Congratulations to Grace Segran, the winner of the 2021 Nonfiction Writing Contest! @jabariasim #nonfiction #reading #nonfictioncontest #writing #prejudice #racism #future #globalization #winner #writer #writingcommunity #pangyrus #litmag
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Jeff Ballinger@press4change
11 Jan 2022
"...3% of #apparel sold in [U.S.] is made locally. But @BayardWinthrop...says it’s not as hard as you might think. Since he launched the brand a decade ago, he’s been painstakingly building out a local #SupplyChain...from #cotton to zippers" ✍️@lizsegran fastcompany.com/90710988/ame…

American Giant doubled down on local manufacturing during the pandemic. It paid off.

As apparel companies struggle with global supply chain disruptions, American Giant has a simple solution: Make your products in the U.S. It's not that hard.

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Michael Wessel
@MWesselDC
5 Jan 2022
“There is a tangible value associated with the ‘Made in the USA’ label,” says @ScottPaulAAM, president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing. “Making sure the label is safeguarded, protected, and well-enforced is very important.” bit.ly/336YXIE
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AAM@KeepitMadeinUSA
5 Jan 2022
Our @ScottPaulAAM chatted with @LizSegran about maintaining the integrity of the #MadeinUSA label. "Consumers should feel more confident today than they did a couple of years ago, though we still have to be vigilant," he says. ow.ly/1s7c50HnBHg

New Balance lawsuit shows how flimsy the 'Made in USA' label actually is

American consumers will pay a premium for domestically made products. But how can consumers tell what's actually made in the USA?

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Sumeet Shah@PE_Feeds
5 Jan 2022
Thanks to Dr. @LizSegran, I learned about this class action lawsuit against New Balance on their "Made in USA" designation for some of their kicks. It also shows how incredibly strict the "Made in the USA" brand is. Shinola's past battle comes to mind. fastcompany.com/90710358/new…

New Balance lawsuit shows how flimsy the 'Made in USA' label actually is

American consumers will pay a premium for domestically made products. But how can consumers tell what's actually made in the USA?

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John Regier@jrregier
25 Dec 2021
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. -John 1:5
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Elizabeth L. Cline@elizabethlcline
19 Dec 2021
To put this in perspective, the following fashion CEOs and founders are EACH worth more than $50 billion: @nike Phil Knight, @LVMH Bernard Arnault, @KeringGroup François Pinault, @zara Amancio Ortega, @Hermes_Paris Dumas family bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

It Would Cost $50 Billion to Vaccinate the World, OECD Says

It could cost as little as $50 billion to save the global economy.

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