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To be unprofessional isn’t always a choice, let alone a liberating one. Because when the system was never built with you in mind, speaking up and challenging the status quo comes with great risk and privilege – and it’s something Black women had to learn very early on.

The brilliant Dr. Tieren Scott joins me this week for a raw and honest conversation about what it means to be Black in the world of work. She generously shares her experience of professional masking, the exhaustion of code-switching to appease others, and what it feels like to mold yourself within a misaligned system, while carry the weight of your community on your shoulders.

This conversation is a vital reminder that some professional masks weigh heavier than others, and why choosing authenticity over palatability is a radical act of unprofessionalism.

Find out about:

• Tieren’s professional experience as a Black woman in America
• The daily self-censorship and masking that Black women face in professional settings
• The biases and microaggressions that show up in places of work for Black people
• The importance of uplifting minority groups, by putting them in the room – and promoting them when they’re not there
• Why white colleagues need to get curious and ask more questions, to be better allies at work

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You can now find the podcast on Substack, where your host Dr. Myriam Hadnes is building a club for you to find fellow listeners and peers: https://myriamhadnes.substack.com/