4 ways to deal with micro-aggressions at work
Have you ever had to deal with a micro-aggression at work? Maybe it was a slight from a co-worker, or a snub from management after a well-done project. In some of the worst-case scenarios, you may have had to deal with harassment or even intimidation. Microagressions...
Let it be Friday: News Roundup
Let it be Friday! is our news roundup listing news related to working women and moms. If you would like to add other news and insights, please email us at corporate@thecorporatesister.com. Kamala Harris' op-ed in the Washington Post confirms the exodus of women away...
Black Working Moms Are Disproportionately Impacted by the Pandemic: 22 Organizations that Can Help.
If you are a working mom during this pandemic, you certainly have been brutalized by this pandemic. From the lack of childcare to the exodus of women from the workforce, not to mention the astounding and growing imbalance of weight of household chores, the impact...
Can You Really be Real at Work? The double-bind of authenticity for Black women in the workplace
Authenticity has become quite the buzzword lately. So much revolves around being more authentic, showing up as your “real” self, being more “real”…All you have to do is pop open any social media platform, from Instagram to Facebook, to come face-to-face with some...
Ask a CPA: 2 Simple Ways to Increase Your Net Worth as a Working Woman
Welcome to my “Ask A CPA” feature. This is where the nerdy CPA in me comes out and shares some actionable and practical personal finance, business and accounting tools and tips for working women. Got any business or accounting questions? Send them my way...
4 Tips to Leverage Being the Only Black Woman in the Room
“What if I’m the only one in the room?”I used to be petrified to be the only one in the room, the only woman, the only Black woman, the only introverted, the only one with natural hair, etc...It’s a common fear we have as working women, especially as Black women in...
Let it Be Friday : News Roundup
Let it be the Weekend is our news roundup featuring career, business and lifestyle news for working women and moms. If you would like to propose some news or topics we can cover, please email us at corporate@thecorporatesister.com This week, we salute icon Cicely...
7 Struggles Faced by Black Women in the Workplace
“It’s hard to explain what it feels like to be a Black woman at work. “It feels like a long, invisible uphill battle.” “I feel like I can’t be myself at work, that I constantly have to perform.” These are a few of the words and feelings echoed by many...
3 Steps to Develop A New Professional Identity as a Working Woman
“Who am I professionally?” I remember asking myself this question the very first time I attended a networking event and had to answer the question: “So, what do you do?” I also remember asking myself this same question at every critical turn of my life and career,...
7 Things to Let Go of in Your Career
I’m learning the power of letting go in order to grow in all areas of my life. Work is no exception, especially after experiencing a global health pandemic that taught so many of us to let go of most of what we believed we couldn't live without. It took me a while to...
