A lawsuit claiming Harvard ranked Asian-American students lower on personality traits like “likability” reflects stereotypes that persist in the workforce, too. In this article, Asian-Americans share their experience with likeability.
Topic: Professional Development
Feeling Seen, Heard & Affirmed: Pursuing Professional Development Opportunities as a Person of Color
This article provides experience and several suggestions for how to go about finding professional development in an organization as a person of color.
The Bias of Professionalism Standards
Professionalism has become coded language for white favoritism in workplace practices that more often than not privilege the values of white and Western employees and leave behind people of color.
Websites for Moms Reentering the Workforce
This article provides links to resources for moms re-entering the workplace. There are resources for making connections, finding mentors, paid project work, remote work opportunities, etc.
Parker Dewey: Find a Paid Micro-Internship
Parker Dewey provides students access to paid micro-internships, short project-based experiences with employers that help you gain critical skills to build your resume. Students can create a free account, upload their resume, search for, and apply for projects that match their interests and skillsets. The micro-internship board updates frequently with new opportunities. Many of these […]
Career Competencies Activity
This is an activity for students and supervisors to discuss career competencies that the job requires and that they want to develop for future goals, using a reflect, plan and dream model.
Artwork Archive – News, Tools, and Resources
News, tools, and resources (including a newsletter!) for the art community.
Brown Girls Love – Media & Entrepreneurship Community
Brown Girls Love Power provide tools and inspiration for professional women of color interested in personal branding, beauty, fashion, journalism, communications, and entrepreneurship through special events including workshops, panels, and programming like their annual Power Day.
Writing Conferences for LGBTQ+ & Writers of Color
See a list of the top conferences for LGBTQ+ writers and writers of color.
Black Women in Media Panel
Five powerful women came together to discuss how the media portrays black women in a moderated panel.
An Honest Conversation about Hair Politics in the Workplace
Two hair experts explored the effects that hair bias has on professional women of color and their journeys up the corporate ladder.
Natural Hair in the Corporate World – 22 Stories from Black Women
22 brilliant women of color share what it’s like wearing natural styles in corporate America.