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10 tips to complete a PhD as a busy working mom
Going back to school as a working mom is a challenge. Enrolling into a PhD program and actually completing it while raising kids, taking care of the home and being in a relationship or partnership is not for the faint of heart. As a matter of fact, it requires the...
How to build a fulfilling and authentic career as a working woman and mom
When we think about building a great career, fulfillment and authenticity are usually not the first things that come to mind. I remember while growing up overhearing adults around me talk about what makes a great career. What I heard, and what stayed with me for the...
“Am I a token?” Tokenism and Black women in the workplace
“Am I a token?” This is a question that many Black women, and women of color in general, ask themselves in the workplace. A rather difficult one that may awake some of the most primal fears in them, from the fear of not belonging to that of not having much value… The...
Thriving authentically as a double-minority at work: Agile authenticity as a black woman in the workplace
In her book “ The Light We Carry”, Michelle Obama discusses the many challenges of navigating being a black woman in any type of workplace, many of which she experienced herself in her professional life and as First Lady of the United States. She refers to being a...
Side Eyes, Laughs and A Masterpiece: My Review of “I’m Judging You” by Luvvie Ajayi
So after laughing for a few weeks straight after side-eyeing the last words in Luvvie Ajayi's "I'm Judging You", I've finally gotten to write my review. And it could basically be summarized in three words/phrases: side eyes, laughs, and a masterpiece. Literally, this...
16 Inspirational Quotes to Share for #WomensHistoryMonth
March is here, and it's officially #WomensHistoryMonth! Which also means I'm personally stocking up on all my inspirational, power-to-women quotes for the remainder of the year... Women's rights still have quite some way to go, but we've also made some major headway...
12 Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes to Inspire You to Reach Higher
Embed from Getty Images I remember walking around Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard next to the Terrou Bi hotel in my native city of Dakar, Senegal, a continent away from where one of the most influential Black leaders in history lived and died. As a young African girl...
2016, It’s Been Real: 7 Life Lessons this Past Year Taught Me
As I write this post, we're a few days away from 2017, and for so many of us, that means reflecting back on the past year. I have to say, 2016 has been quite the year, from everything that's happened around, to the many lessons I've personally learnt this year. As...
TCS Podcast Episode 45: It’s a Cruel Summer Ceiling for Working Moms!
In this episode of the TCS podcast, I’m chatting about the cruel summer ceiling for working moms (in my best Taylor Swift voice). By summer ceiling, I mean all the obstacles facing working moms during the summer months as they juggle increased childhood, caregiving, and household responsibilities due to school closures, with career and personal demands.
TCS Podcast Episode 44: 10 tips to become a PhD Mama
In this episode of the TCS podcast, I discuss 10 tips to become a PhD mama, if that is your wish or if you’re currently going through the process yourself, or know someone who is…
TCS Podcast Episode 43: Career Fulfillment or Career Prestige?
In this episode of the TCS podcast, I’m asking the question: “Career fulfillment or career prestige?”
The Summer Ceiling for Working Moms is Real
The summer ceiling is a harsh reality for working mothers during the summer months. Rooted in the scarcity (or lack thereof) of childcare, caregiving and household support, it is a reality that harshly pulls working mothers between family, career and even finances. Yet, it is a reality that also calls us to consider the social, economic and political factors behind it, and take action by removing the guilt, rethinking the structure of our work and lives, and getting engaged.