Sam DeMase - a career confidence coach -  takes us behind the scenes in the hiring process and discusses strategies to navigate this new world for folx looking to get back into the workplace after this Pandemic. Tune in to find out answers to questions like:
1) what does HR look for in resumes, 
2) are cover letters recommended, 
3) are gaps in your resume cause for concern, 
4) should you tell an employer you are pregnant, and much more!

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Courtney Feldheim - self-defense expert - teaches us how to be safe when we're out and about (e.g. don't park near a van), and how confidence and self-defense go hand in hand.

Links:
1. Gift of Fear (affiliate link)
2. Courtney Feldheim Instagram - Feldfunfit

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Lauren Taylor - founder of Defend Yourself - teaches us how to recognize when your body is telling you something is off, how to test early on if someone will respect your boundaries, and how to prevent certain situations from escalating. Tune in to learn about empowerment-based self-defense, and start setting boundaries now.

Links mentioned in the video:
1. What to say when someone tells you they have been sexually assaulted

2. BIPOC training class with Defend Yourself

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Violeta Arciniega - a Public Interest Attorney - introduces us to New York City's Legal Aid Society, the oldest legal office that provides FREE legal assistance for low-income people in the nation. We discuss topics like what it means to be a Public Interest Attorney, what kind of assistance Legal Aid provides, and what the pursuit of justice has looked like in the pandemic.

Links:
1. Legal Aid Society New York
2. Donate to Legal Aid Society New York

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Have you ever witnessed harassment - whether in the workplace or on the street - and not known what to do? In this episode, I interview Gabriela to find out the best ways you as a bystander can intervene to protect women from harassment in the workplace as well as in other public spaces. I am also linking the FREE training you can take to learn more about this below.

https://www.ihollaback.org/bystanderintervention/

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Andre Dixon - DEI Expert & Consultant - helps us understand the concepts of stereotyping, unconscious bias, and privilege, how these play out in our daily lives, and what it means to implement the concepts of diversity, equity, and inclusion in a workplace like Activision Blizzard.

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Heidi Duss - Award-Winning Gender Equity and LGBTQ+ Inclusion Consultant, and founder of Culturescape Consulting - helps us explore the importance of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) work and how employers can create diverse, equitable, and inclusive climates within their organizations.

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Higher employee engagement leads to higher returns on assets and higher profitability. In this episode, we look at the 3 key factors that drive employee engagement, and we define diversity, equity and inclusion to start to explore how all these pieces fit together to create inclusive climates with engaged employees. This episode lays groundwork for the next episode where I interview a DEI expert and get her insights into creating diverse, equitable, and inclusive climates.

Links:
My Instagram page
My Youtube channel

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Part III, and the final part, of the problem definition series looks to answer the questions of 'WHAT is being done about the problem' and 'HOW do we know progress is being made' by exploring the work that is being done by various organizations around the world and the impact of this work.

*Take action to urge Congress to pass the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2021: https://nnedv.salsalabs.org/houseaa03_15_2021/index.html

*Investment course affiliate link mentioned in the episode: https://learn.investdiva.com/go3?affiliate_id=3251788 

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Part II of the series looks to answer the question of 'WHY should we address this problem' - that women experience discrimination, marginalization, loss of agency, harassment and targeted violence every single day - by exploring the consequences of the deep-seated discriminatory and objectifying practices throughout the world.

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