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While women report being both increasingly burned out from the pandemic years and vulnerable to leave the workforce, they are also most likely to be rising up to embody the leadership our times ask for. Will companies begin to put their money (financial and career trajectory rewards) where their mouths are? If not, allowing women […]
“The world is different now and leadership looks different,” says Pamela Peace, “Today anyone at any level should be afforded a trusted space to have a dialogue with their manager about the support needed to be successful.” Peace talks about the values she holds dear, lessons learned throughout her career and how she has developed […]
“As you arrive to a real senior level, you will start to understand that people are going to have a hard time disagreeing with you. They tend to give you filtered information,” advises Geline Midouin. “If you know that, you can be much more deliberate and intentional in terms of how you ask questions, to […]
Before the word ‘intersectionality’ was coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989, bell hooks critiqued a narrowed feminism that hailed from the white middle class living room and neither addressed interlocking webs of oppression nor recognized its own race and class privileges – therefore, blindly disregarding the multidimensional plights of non-white, underprivileged women. Her message has […]
Is it just me or does anyone else see the revolving boardroom door contributing to the economic cost of menopause? The conversation is warming up. It’s capturing media attention. Celebrities and even politicians are endorsing the movement to normalise the conversation. They’re shining a spotlight on the necessity to overtly acknowledge the menopause for the […]
“There’s still a notion that all paths in investing lead to investment banking, which dissuades many women from entering into a career in investing, but it’s definitely not the case,” says Cheryl Akawie. Akawie speaks to holding to your values, the importance of curiosity and why you want to learn from and be the kind […]
In her model of community cultural wealth, Dr. Tara J. Yosso identified six forms of cultural wealth (aspirational, navigational, social, linguistic, familial and resistant capital) possessed and earned by socially marginalized groups, and countered the lens of cultural deficit. Cultural wealth is defined as: “an array of knowledge, skills, strengths and experiences that are learned […]
Beyond the kids’ health and safety, nothing is as important to you as their education. Here’s what to know and do as they head back to school this (unusual) fall. But if you’re busy adapting to the pandemic “next normal” – and simultaneously concerned that your five-year-old will have a difficult time adjusting to the […]
Being an LGBTQ+ ally is being an advocate for, and active participant in, building cultural inclusion. According to Fast Company, “Allyship refers to everyday acts which challenge behavioral norms and support members of marginalized groups through an awareness of the issues being faced by others.” A team of professors in Harvard Business Review view “allyship” […]
Generational change is redefining how we relate to identity, particularly among LGBTQ+ people. The traditional ‘category’ approaches to D&I have helped to form the basis of anti-discrimination policy, but are not suited to creating inclusion. Last June, federal protections passed in the Supreme Court for LGBTQ+ people at work and the vast majority of Fortune […]