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by | Sep 25, 2020

I absolutely believed that earning my MBA from a top business school would completely change how people in corporate America would treat me. I couldn’t be more incorrect. I have found corporate America is a reflection of America’s culture. My educational...

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by | Sep 25, 2020

During my first job, my boss made a comment about me looking like “Jenny from the block.” It wasn’t the first time a comment like this was made but it was the last one because I ended up moving to another company. Where I work today, I’m the only Latina in my...

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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...

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by | Sep 25, 2020

I am an olympian with both undergraduate and graduate level Ivy League degrees and my drive and competency is questioned more than my white girlfriends who have half as much investment experience, no Ivy League degrees and no MBA. I considered getting the CFA as...

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by | Sep 25, 2020

Even if I made a connection with someone, a white counterpart always seemed to make a stronger more natural connection that outshined mine. It was like I was always two steps behind, even though I was just as or even more capable than them. Eventually I just got tired...