In 2026, Vanessa Thompkins, the Human Resources Manager for the Hoagland Institute announced a Halloween contest. Participants were to bring in a photograph of one of their childhood Halloween costumes (age 6-11) and then recreate the costume now. Male employees, who were in a minority at the Institute by 2026, mostly shrugged it off, but the female employees embraced the contest.In 2026, Vanessa Thompkins, the Human Resources Manager for the Hoagland Institute announced a Halloween contest. Participants were to bring in a photograph of one of their childhood Halloween costumes (age 6-11) and then recreate the costume now. Male employees, who were in a minority at the Institute by 2026, mostly shrugged it off, but the female employees embraced the contest.
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