Posts tagged women of color
Transformation Time: 4 Ways To End Centuries of Gender, Race Bias in Leadership
Transformation Time: 4 Ways To End Centuries of Gender, Race Bias in Leadership

Change the work culture, change the system, change the path forward for all female leaders and it is possible to change not only the workplace, but the world.

A new study in Nature outlines distinct patterns of attitudes and behaviors in organizations that prevent and stymie a fair and inclusive workplace for women of color, particularly Black women.

“Our findings suggest that the compound influence of racial and gender biases hinders the advancement of minority female leadership by perpetuating stereotypical behavioral schemas, leading to persistent discriminatory outcomes. We argue for the necessity of organizations to initiate a cultural transformation that fosters positive experiences for future generations of female leaders, recommending a shift in focus from improving outcomes for specific groups to creating an inclusive leadership culture,” the report shows.

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Career success, Ambition / Intention, Career choicesMichele Weldonwomen of color, career pathComment
Untangling From COVID: The Toll On Women and The Solutions Moving Forward
Untangling From COVID: The Toll On Women and The Solutions Moving Forward

We await near-universal availability of vaccines and see the daily morbidity and mortality toll of COVID, while the economy takes a dive and frontline workers are nearing their breaking point. An initial solution to slowing the spread of the disease—working from home and schooling at home—is taking its tangled toll on families, creating a whole new set of problems, particularly for women.

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The SumGloria FeldtCovid-19, childcare, Mothers, women of colorComment
What Color Is Your Messaging? Why It’s A Must to Include Women Leaders of Color
What Color Is Your Messaging? Why It’s A Must to Include Women Leaders of Color

It all started with lunch and the question, “What do you need?”

Lauren Wesley Wilson was 25 and working at the junior level in a communications firm in Washington, D.C. in 2011 when she decided to launch a luncheon series. The goal was a grassroots effort to gather “open and honest” women of color in marketing and communications to help each other with whatever they needed.

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Women Like YouMichele WeldonChange, inspirational women, Michele Weldon, representation, women of colorComment
“The Only One Who Looks Like Me”: Why We Need More Women Of Color in Leadership Roles
“The Only One Who Looks Like Me”: Why We Need More Women Of Color in Leadership Roles

It isn’t news that women of color have to work harder, perform better and battle the pervasiveness of white privilege assigned to women in the workplace. But there is new research and insight into strategies to make workplaces more inclusive and create environments for success for all women.

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Changing the WorkplaceMichele WeldonEqual pay, equality, Leadership, Michele Weldon, women in the workplace, women of color Comment
For Real: Strategies for Women of Color Entrepreneurs To Succeed
For Real: Strategies for Women of Color Entrepreneurs To Succeed

If only life was like it appears on TV.

Cookie Lyon, played by Taraji P. Henson, is the co-founder of the fictional Empire Entertainment and the roar behind Lyon Dynasty. Anika Calhoun, played by Grace Gealey, is the head of A & R at Empire Entertainment. Pop icon Mariah Carey will also be featured with the regular cast of characters in the upcoming season three of the wildly popular, award-winning TV series, “Empire.”

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Career successMichele WeldonCareer, female entrepreneurs, Leadership, women in the workplace, women of color Comment