Asking for a raise is not always an easy task for most women on the job. More times than not, many women in the workplace would prefer to not rock the boat by seeking more than what is already being provided to them in terms of salary. Maybe it is the fear of rejection, or […]
Source: Eric Audrus / Getty After months of responding to job postings, you finally land an interview. Yasssss! This is literally the only thing standing between you and the job, so now you’re nervous. Don’t be. This could be a pivotal moment in your life and career, so it’s natural to feel nervous. But there’s […]
Source: Eric Audrus / Getty There are few greater joys than getting an offer letter for your first “real” job after graduating college or graduate school. You feel a sense of success, as well as relief, that you can start actually paying for groceries with higher nutritional value and making a dent on your student […]
A federal judge recently ruled that it is okay for employers to ban locs in the workplace. While the idea that natural black hairstyles are inherently inappropriate for the workplace is racist, the decision is controversial. Often, when people think of natural hair being out of place in traditional jobs, they think of locs. But […]
With the leaked taping of Donald Trump making lewd, sexual assaults against women, our friends over at Hello Beautiful asked, “What do you do if you hear these comments?” One thing is for sure, you shouldn’t laugh it off or play into it like NBC’s Billy Bush, who was interviewing Trump when the comments were made. […]
getty images: A federal appeals court ruled that employers who ban dreadlocks in the workplace are not engaging in racial discrimination, according to the Huffington Post. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals voted 3-0 last week to uphold a lower court’s dismissal of a 2013 lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf […]
With the violence against African-Americans at the hands of the police, along with the organization and expansion of the #BlackLivesMatter movement, the discussion of race has inevitably been brought to the forefront in both our personal and work environments. Recently, I spoke with a group of friends who all have thriving, successful careers. I connected […]
