BLOGS
Our blog is a meeting place for our community to engage in important conversations. We come here to connect, learn, and grow. You can expect fresh content each month; we’ll share updates, interviews with experts in the diversity, equity, and inclusion space, and tips on how to thrive as women of colour in today’s workplaces.
Part II – How Workplaces and Leaders Can Support Women of Colour
In this second part of our two part series, we share three additional strategies workplaces and leaders can adopt to better support Women of Colour in the workplace.
International Women’s Day 2024: 7 Inspiring Reads by Women of Colour
In light of this year’s International Women’s Day theme, Inspire Inclusion, we share seven influential reads by Women of Colour who have inspired us to think and act more inclusively.
Part I – How Workplaces and Leaders Can Support Women of Colour
The workplace can often be a lonely and hostile environment for racialized folks. But there are ways for leadership and executive teams to ensure a smoother ride for WOC. Here are three actionable steps to consider.
We are More than Our Jobs: Untethering our Identities and Decentring Work as WOC
Decentering work and detangling our identities is easier said than done. We speak to two DEI experts and coaches, Karen Patwa and Sacha Thompson about how WOC can decenter work.
Turning the Tables: How to Vet Potential Employers as WOC
As prospective employees, we need to make sure that we sign contracts with our needs and career goals in mind. In this piece, we share tips, red flags, and guiding questions to consider as you go through key stages of the application process.
Beyond the PhD: 5 Essential Tips to Plan your Academic Career
Academia continues to be one of the most hostile and competitive industries out there, and challenges are more pronounced for WOC. Here are 5 essential tips to help you plan your academic career.
A 3 Step Guide to Networking: Build, Grow, and Maintain your Community
Networking is essential to our professional growth. But it can also be challenging and a bit scary. As WOC, we face our own set of barriers. In this blog, we discuss 3 ways we can expand our definition, networks, and methods in a way that takes into account our unique challenges as WOC.
Taking Ownership Over Your Career: 5 Steps to Creating a Roadmap
Regardless of where you are in your career, getting clarity on what you want and being intentional about planning makes all the difference. Check out this five-step process for creating a career roadmap.
Allyship, Part III – An Interview with Dr. Karina Aveyard
In our three-part interview series on allyship, Dr. Karina Aveyard, Associate Professor in Media and Film, reflects on her role as an ally. She shares with us that the most important first step is to de-centre whiteness.
Allyship, Part II – An Interview with Claudia Hopkins
As part of our three-part interview series, we speak to Claudia Hopkins, product and service designer and founder of Magnify about allyship. She reminds us that pursuing difficult and uncomfortable conversations are an integral part of allyship work.