By Vanessa J. Weaver, PhD
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Patricia Mota, President and CEO of the Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (HACE) joins Dr. Vanessa Weaver to speak about the challenges that Hispanic/Latino workers face in corporate America.
In this Episode
· Introducing Patricia Moto and discussing her work in HACE, or the Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement
· Discussing the wage gap between Hispanic/Latino families and white families, feelings of alienation at work, dealing with ethnic discrimination and a higher unemployment rate
· What HACE is doing to mitigate the increasing racial polarization that the nation is currently facing
· How Ms. Mota’s approach to leadership has helped Hispanics and Latinos in business
· What companies can do to ensure the success of their Latino employees
Resources
· Patricia Mota
· Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement (HACE)
· Dr. Vanessa Weaver
· Alignment Strategies
· Dismantling Barriers to Career Advancement for Latinos
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Shayla Atkins, CEO of the Atkins Impact Consulting firm and Author of Black Women Lead With S.P.I.C.E., joins Dr. Vanessa Weaver to speak about the challenges facing Black women in business and the solutions to these issues.
In this Episode
· A brief introduction to Shayla Atkins, her work as a leadership and authenticity coach for women of color, and how she leverages her talents to help Black women
· The high rates of workforce participation for Black women and their adverse experiences with their colleagues
· Discussing Shayla’s book Black Women Lead with S.P.I.C.E. and the elements Savvy, Performance, Image, Communication, and Exposure (S.P.I.C.E)
· Shayla’s own journey to becoming an authentic leader, how her approach to business has helped Black women in the workplace, and what companies are doing to step up and support Black women
· What individuals can do to ensure their success and the support their workplaces can offer
Resources
· Shayla Atkins
· The Atkins Impact Consulting Firm
· Dr. Vanessa Weaver
· Alignment Strategies
· Black Women Lead With S.P.I.C.E.
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Sue Ann Hong, President and CEO of The Center for Asian Pacific American Women, joins Dr. Vanessa Weaver to speak about how Asian American women are navigating a post-COVID-19 workplace and society.
In this Episode
· A brief introduction to Sue Ann Hong and her work as President and CEO of The Center for Asian Pacific American Women
· Disparities in and barriers to representation in senior leadership roles for Asian American women, including the bamboo ceiling
· The racialization of the COVID-19 pandemic, its direct ties to a surge in anti-Asian hate crimes, and how it affects the well-being of Asian American women in the workplace and beyond
· How the Center for Asian Pacific American Women addresses the issues faced by working Asian American women
· How audience members can get involved in bettering Asian American women’s working lives and experiences
Resources
· Sue Ann Hong
· The Center for Asian Pacific American Women
· Dr. Vanessa Weaver
· Alignment Strategies
· Asian American women fall off by 80% at corporate leadership levels, a new report says
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Dr. Andrea Boudreaux, Chief Executive Officer of Children’s School Services under Children’s National Hospital, joins Dr. Vanessa Weaver to speak about economic disparities in children’s healthcare and how Dr. Boudreaux uses her services to address them.
In this Episode
· An introduction to Dr. Andrea Boudreaux and her work in healthcare and mental health with people of color, in addition to that of children
· Addressing the socioeconomic conditions that drive health outcomes for residents of Washington, D.C., including unemployment, household income, and education, and the stark differences between them when accounting for race or ethnicity
· How poor socioeconomic factors impact the health of children of color, and what Dr. Boudreaux’s firm does to reverse these effects
· Measurements to determine how and if Children’s School Services are making a positive impact on the health of children of color in the D.C. area
· How listeners and viewers can get involved with Children’s School Services to bring about greater impacts in the D.C. area, or how they can be inspired to support local initiatives similar to CSS
Resources
· Andrea Boudreaux
· Guest’s website
· Dr. Vanessa Weaver
· Alignment Strategies
· The Health of African Americans in the District of Columbia
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Forest Harper, CEO of INROADS, joins Dr. Vanessa Weaver to speak about closing the racial wealth gap in America by disrupting standard practices of the corporate culture.
In this Episode
· Forest Harper’s beginnings in social justice and DEI work, along with his role as the Chief Executive Officer of INROADS
· Corporate America’s commitment to eliminating racial bias in the wake of the death of George Floyd, and how CEOs disrupt corporate culture to advance racial equality and justice in their companies
· How INROADS’ starts with high school students across the country and prepares them through college for jobs in Corporate America
· Study reveals Black and Brown INROADS alumni outperform their white peers, and
· What companies that haven’t acted on closing the racial wealth gap can do
Resources
· Forest Harper
· INROADS
· Dr. Vanessa Weaver
· Alignment Strategies
· Despite Some Back Pedaling on DEI Commitments, INROADS CEO Forest Harper Believes Corporate America is Still on the Right Track
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Dr. Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew, Vice President/Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer of Allegheny Health Network joins Dr. Vanessa Weaver to speak about racism and misogynoir in the medical system and how they impact the maternal health and lives of Black women.
In this Episode
· An introduction to Dr. Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew and her work in the DEI space at Allegheny Health Network and in the space of maternal health for Black women
· Figuring out how to establish and practice racial health equity within the healthcare system, along with increasing workforce inclusion
· Discussing the high rates of maternal mortality among Black women, both in perinatal and postnatal health, and how the racism that Black women face can alter their emotional, mental, and physical health for the worst, thus leading to complications during and after pregnancy and childbirth
· What Highmark Health is doing to prioritize the maternal health of Black women and other women of color to reduce the rates of maternal mortality among these groups of women, including identifying social determinants of maternal health and putting Black babies into the care of Black physicians
· A reminder of self-advocacy for women of color in the healthcare system and seeking out groups and individuals who can advocate for said women
Resources
· Dr. Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew
· Allegheny Health Network
· Dr. Vanessa Weaver
· Alignment Strategies
· Highmark Health Enterprise Equitable Health Institute
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Sacha Connor, founder and CEO of Virtual Work Insider, joins Dr. Vanessa Weaver to speak about hybrid and remote work in the United States, how workplaces and relationships in them have changed because of both practices, and the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on hybrid and remote work.
In this Episode
· An introduction to Sacha Connor and her work, and how remote work has changed her views on the workplace, her relationships with her coworkers, and her communications with them
· What workplaces can do to develop a solid company culture with most employees either doing hybrid work or remote work, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
· How diversity, equity, and inclusion can help address the issues of unconscious and distance bias in remote and hybrid workspaces to help make them more inclusive and welcoming
· Addressing the issues that younger workers have surrounding the ability to form friendships when working remotely
· Tensions between employees with hybrid and remote work schedules and frontline employees, who do not have the option to work from home, and how to alleviate them
Resources
· Sacha Connor
· Virtual Work Insider
· Dr. Vanessa Weaver
· Alignment Strategies
· Connecting through employee resource groups
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Sonia Alleyne, Co-Founder of Storytellers, and author of I Kicked Ass at Work: The Strategy Journal for Career Professionals joins Dr. Vanessa Weaver to speak about helping workers gain better insight into their job performance and career progression, and how to bolster both.
In this Episode
· Sonia Alleyne’s own experiences with self-doubt in her job, how journaling helped her establish feelings of ownership, confidence, and accomplishment in her work, and how she has begun to help other women do the same
· The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on workers across the United States, how it made them reconsider what were the most important things to them in life, and look at their careers in a new light and possibly change them
· How journaling can help workers reflect on and review their actions, emotions, challenges, and accomplishments and examine what works and what can be improved on
· Generational differences between Generation Z and baby boomers on approaches to the challenges they face in the workplace and how to overcome them
· Advice for workers on how they can make themselves valuable to their organizations and how organizations can make their environments stronger and more supportive
Resources
· Sonia Alleyne
· Storytellers: Words. Images. Magic.
· Dr. Vanessa Weaver
· Alignment Strategies
· I Kicked Ass at Work: The Strategy Journal for Career Professionals
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Dana Brownlee, author of The Unwritten Rules of Managing and senior contributor for Forbes Careers, joins Dr. Vanessa Weaver to speak about the differences between diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the workplace and anti-racism work.
In this Episode
· A brief introduction to Dana Brownlee and her work in the space of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, anti-racism work and the differences between the two spheres of work
· A breakdown of DEI initiatives and why they can sometimes fail professionals of color, particularly Black professionals through a lack of analysis on systemic racism and its effects on the workplace, in addition to centering DEI initiatives around white workers
· The “three ingredients” to creating productive conversations surrounding racial equality and justice inside and outside of the workplace, including racial literacy, humility, and racial stamina, as well as the challenges of teaching racial literacy in a way that is accurate to American history
· The hostility and negative pushback that Dana has received in her work on DEI initiatives and anti-racism efforts and how she has managed to overcome them, on top of positive feedback that she has received for her work
· What corporations, government agencies, and non-profits can do to continue the dialogue of racism in their spaces and how to better promote anti-racism within the workplace
Resources
· Dana Brownlee
· Professionalism Matters
· Dr. Vanessa Weaver
· Alignment Strategies
· The Unwritten Rules of Managing
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Riki Wilchins, Executive Director at TrueChild and author of Read My Lips: Sexual Subversion & the End of Gender and Genderqueer, joins Dr. Vanessa Weaver to speak about the state of transgender rights in the United States in the 21st century.
In this Episode
· A brief introduction to Riki Wilchins and their work, including the founding of GenderPAC, the first transgender rights advocacy group in the United States
· How the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court has created a precedent for transgender Americans’ rights to privacy under the Fourth Amendment to be violated, including the right to seek gender-affirming healthcare
· The increased attacks on trans employees and what businesses can do to protect and support them
· How Generation Z is responding to the increase in attacks on transgender folks, including trans youth and their parents by the media and politicians
· Gender pronouns, microaggressions towards trans people, how Wilchins incorporates trans inclusivity and intersectionality in their DEI work
Resources
· Riki Wilchins
· TrueChild
· Dr. Vanessa Weaver
· Alignment Strategies
· Genderqueer: Voices from Beyond the Sexual Binary
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