This episode of  VOICES WORTH LISTENING TO is the first of a two-part series that answers the following question: How can organizations do a better job of recognizing talented women of colour and promoting them into decision making and leadership roles? Women of colour represent an intersectional population that is often subject to overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage. This poses significant challenges for professional women of colour when being recruited, seen as talented, and then supported to progress within an organization. No matter who you are in an organization, progression requires the right interplay of leaders and systems. Two systems matter: recognizing talent and promoting talent. Through multiple stories, this two-part series explores the challenges faced by women of colour when it comes to being recognized as talented (this episode) and then being promoted (next episode). The podcast suggests how organizational leaders can change systems and mindsets to treat women of colour more equitably and change the glaring underrepresentation of women of colour in leadership and decision-making roles.