The Equity Gap

Join us for our last episode of Season 2 to do some reflection on all the learning, the ah ha moments and what we're hoping to call in for the experiences of women of colour moving forward. 

Just as women have been fighting for centuries to be seen for their smarts, expertise and all that they bring to the table, the intersectional layers of experiences that are unique to you as a women of colour also deserve the same level of recognition. For you to be truly seen for who and what you are - all of you. For so long, we've been working off the playbooks of how to navigate our careers designed for and by white men - our stories and our experiences don’t quite match up, so why are we using the same roadmaps? How do we get to a place of advancement without all the blood, sweat and tears? Our secret - build your tribe, your community to accelerate your success. In this episode, we'll dig into all the ways you can find like minded role models, mentors and community that will advance your career and beyond.

In this episode, we're so excited to introduce you to the deeply inspiring, Dr. Golnaz Golnaraghi. Dr. Golnaraghi is an inclusion + belonging advocate, the Founder of Divity Group & Accelerate Her Future as well as a Founding Activator with SheEO and a TedX Speaker. She joins us in conversation about her life's work, her passions and the incredible impact she has made in advancing the conversation around the lived experiences of self-identifying women of colour and on the work she’s done to empower and ignite real change in this space.

You can connect with Dr. Golnaraghi through instagram @golehgolgol, Twitter @GolnazG and through https://golnazgolnaraghi.com. You can learn more  about Accelerate Her Future through: https://accelerateherfuture.com and watch her inspiring and thought provoking TedX talk through: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgcQiLM5rSk

Being a parent, the worry and fear of being able to help our children - especially our daughters, find their place in this world and be able to feel a sense of belonging and confidence in who they are can feel overwhelming. Adding in the extra layer of being a “girl of colour” in a world that may not look like them or the family that surrounds them, creates a whole different experience and consideration that we have to take on as mothers. How do we raise strong, proud and resilient girls...especially girls of colour?

In this episode, we're so proud to feature the amazing Dr. Saira Sabzaali - a therapist with a Ph.D. who helps people incorporate their cultural backgrounds and spiritual beliefs into counselling.  Saira is a mom of 2 strong, proud and resilient kids, and we focus this episode on her experiences raising the beautiful and spirited Rabia. Full of nuggets of wisdom and lived experience, we highlight the layers and complexities of being a mindful and purposeful parent and what it takes to make the right impacts on our children. 

Dr. Saira can be found and connected with at www.talktosaira.com or on Instagram and Twitter @drsairacares 

As we close off 2019, we wanted to take the opportunity to explore the many ways in which the conversation around the advancement of women and people of colour has progressed. 

It's the biggest elephant in the room. As HR practitioner John Sumser says, "HR is a 47 year old white woman." and this leaves little room for women of colour to ever feel like they can find their places within the profession. When the HR departments of corporations don't actually represent the faces of team members for which they build policies, programs and experiences, they fail women of colour from advancing and being truly seen within corporations. 

In this episode, we explore why we believe immigrants and people of colour have the upper hand when it comes to navigating all the change that is to come with the future of work and automation.

"So many women have a hard time liking themselves because they don’t see themselves reflected in the norms." - Michelle Obama

In our second episode of Season 2, we explore beauty narratives for women of colour and how a lack of representation leads to idealizing westernized beauty over our own.

In our first episode of Season 2 we dive into the many reasons we need to celebrate the uniqueness of being women of colour - all the layers of beauty, character and magnificence that can often be forgotten.

Our last episode of the season where we explore the journey of embarking on uncovering uncomfortable truths. An episode about reflection, learning and discussing what's to come next.