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by | Sep 25, 2020

Stretch assignments, inclusion in committees and promotions were increasingly more difficult to land though I was consistently viewed as a ‘valued member’ of the team and the ‘go-to’ for tough assignments. As I looked around, I noticed that the few other African...

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by | Sep 25, 2020

During lunch in my first week, one of the managers came to say hello to the table and completely ignored me—the only black person at the table. She even introduced herself to one of the people she did not recognize, but did not do the same to me. When I tried to...

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by | Sep 25, 2020

There are a lot of certifications and degrees we are pushed to achieve, however the reality is that those achievements don’t erase the bias. Without them I was told I was underqualified. With them I was told I was overqualified. Either way, they did not have to...

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by | Sep 25, 2020

I have an MBA, but I feel my white co-workers get more credit for having shared experiences (e.g. backgrounds, hobbies, etc.) with various members of the leadership team.

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by | Sep 25, 2020

I currently am the only Black person in my entire company and it is the most exhausting experience of my life. I have no real mentors or support systems, and have had to fight for every single promotion and am only rewarded when I fit a woman of color stereotype that...