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.
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.
Beyond ‘Lean in’: The Importance of Inclusive Language in the Workplace
Ever heard phrases like ‘Be You’ or ‘Lean In’? While we understand their intention, we want to unpack why such phrases are often not applicable to women of colour and marginalized folks.
Part II – Workplace Biases: How to Better Protect Ourselves
In this second part, we offer practical approaches and strategies that women of colour can use to combat prove-it-again bias, colour blindness, and tokenism.
Part I – Workplace Biases: What They Are and How They Impact Women of Colour
In this first part, we explore and unpack three common biases that show up in the workplace for Women of Colour and how they contribute to exclusion and trauma.
Thousand&One: Behind the Name
To celebrate our very first anniversary, we thought we’d share the origins of our name, and how it has become a guiding principle in the work we do.