I Told My Interviewer That I’m A Feminist – Here’s What Happened Next
By Kaitlyn Duling for Fairygodboss I didn’t want to. Maybe I didn’t need to. But after the fact, I am so glad I “came out as a feminist” to my […]
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I Teach Women That “Everything Is Negotiable” So They Can Live Life On Their Own Terms
By Dr. Meg Myers Morgan When I was offered my first job out of college, at the age of 22, I accepted their offer, no questions asked. After all, this […]
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More Than 2/3 Of Women Feel Bullied By Female Colleagues — Here’s How To Stop It
By AnnaMarie Houlis for Fairygodboss New research published in the journal Development and Learning in Organisations finds that 70 percent of female executives feel as though they’ve been bullied by other women in […]
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New Conversations About Sexual Assault Report Limitations In Light Of Brett Kavanaugh
By Brian Kent In large part due to publicity around the #MeToo movement, thousands of sexual assault survivors have gained the courage to step forward, report past crimes and pursue […]
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How Entrepreneur Tatiana Jerome Dismissed Her Naysayers To Find Success And Empowerment
Succeeding as an entrepreneur takes hard work and persistence because, unfortunately, there is no business-startup fairy who magically bestows success on small businesses and their owners. Passion, perseverance and a […]
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This CEO’s Secret to Growing Her Company By 300%? Giving Employees Recess
By Leah Thomas for Fairygodboss Shani Godwin has grown her company, Communiqué USA, by 300 percent. How? By under-working her employees. As CEO of Communiqué, the marketing communications firm based in Atlanta, […]
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I’m the Breadwinner – How Do I Help My Husband Be Comfortable with That? Women Weigh In
By Leah Thomas for Fairygodboss Now more than ever, women are killing it in their careers, breaking glass ceilings and rising to the top of their industries — and bringing home […]
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Reforming My Perspective On Learning – Why We Need Less School And More Education
By Noreen Chada “Books are the only friends I want to see you hanging around with” these are some of the words I grew up hearing from the elders around […]
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From Pay Gaps To Promotion Barriers, Here Are 5 Realities Of Being A Latina In Corporate America
By Ellie Nieves for Fairygodboss Latinas are one of the fastest growing groups of women in the U.S. labor force. According to the United States Department of Labor, Latinas make […]
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Six Ways To Tactfully Educate Your Coworkers About Racism
By Samaria Johnson for Fairygodboss Unless you work at the American Civil Liberties Union, you probably don’t expect to engage in racially-based discussions at your place of employment. However, these […]
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Why Black Women Are Leaving The Engineering Industry At An Alarming Rate
By Annamarie Houlis for Fairygodboss It’s no secret that the engineering industry is predominantly run by white men—the need to diversify the field has long been emphasized, especially as women of color […]
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Despite #MeToo, New Study Shows Men & Women Still Have Different Work/Home Priorities
Ever since the re-emergence of the #metoo movement in 2017 (originally started by activist Tarana Burke over a decade ago to give voice to victims of sexual assault), we have […]
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4 Ways I’ve Learned To Overcome Imposter Syndrome As A Woman Of Color
By Kaitlyn Borysiewicz for Fairygodboss I remember walking into my first job straight out of college, wondering if my hair was combed down enough or if the comments I interjected […]
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Celebrity Publicist Mona Elyafi On Amplifying Voices Of The LGBTQ Community Under Trump
Shaping cultural narratives has always been a important to us, and we are all about sharing the stories and lives of especially women who are doing this in their every […]
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The Real Reason Women Save Less For Retirement Than Men Is More Typical Thank You Think
By Annamarie Houlis for Fairygodboss Some women save less than men on retirement, but a new study has looked at why that it is. The researchers explored the attitudes of […]