Early in my career I worked in tech and engineering start-ups where most of the employees were men. Being a woman in HR (and often the only woman), I was the go-to/catch-all. I was young and didn’t know how to set clear boundaries or say ‘no’, so I fell into
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I recently attended a Women’s Leadership conference (virtually, of course), where I enjoyed hearing journey stories of female leaders from all sorts of traditionally male-dominated industries. There were some amazing women! There was also a common theme coming from the speakers. Over and over I heard the message that women
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Here we are, halfway through the year. This is usually the time I would recommend reviewing your annual goals and checking in on your progress. But this isn’t a typical year (as you already know). For the past several months, you’ve probably been in survival mode — a coping strategy
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The last few weeks have been a painful whirlwind of emotions. I’ve struggled with how to start this post. In the past few weeks as I’ve watched, listened, learned, and gotten a deeper level of understanding. I’ve realized I’ve been a ‘good white woman’ ignorantly thinking that was enough. I
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Unprecedented Change Before the lockdown, there was some semblance of boundaries. But today, everything is muddled together. Before, if your kids interrupted a WFH zoom meeting, it would bring embarrassment and over 39 million views on YouTube. Now work meetings are happening in your bedroom or kitchen table with children
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