Navigating the workplace is sometimes complex. In the Strategies of Survival (SOS) Video Library , women of color can grab techniques to get ahead. Allies, leaders and managers can learn to become better.

The Wage Gaps

The Wage Gaps

Women make just 80 cents compared to non-Hispanic white men. For Asian women it ranges from 90 to 85 cents. For black women, it's 63 cents, Native women 60 cents, and for Latinas, it's 55 cents. According to a report by the Institute for Women's Policy Research, it would take until 2059 for women and men to reach paycheck parity. For black women, the estimated year is 2119, and for Latinas, it's 2224. Women of color are faced with lesser earnings which leads to workplace dissatisfaction.

Microaggressions

Microaggressions

People of color and women feel the loneliest at work and often feel undervalued. Prejudice and microaggressions often contribute to their experiences.11 Being treated like the other often perpetuates the idea that they are outsiders. For example, a common microaggression for Blacks and Hispanics are that they are deviant or professionally less ambitious. Microaggressions that single them out for their academic success or the way they articulate triggers the notion that Blacks and Hispanics are not an intellectual group and the notion that those who have succeeded in this area are the exception or out of their jurisdiction. Similarly, stereotypes paint Asian-Americans as an academically successful group. These same stereotypes construe them as a well-behaved demographic seldom sought out for leadership. These stereotypes obstruct the full potential of women of color at work. ( The Status of WOCITW Report 2021)

Intersectionality

Intersectionality

The term intersectionality was coined by legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989. It addresses the idea that specific groups experience discrimination, bias and exclusion far greater based upon their combined social classifications such as race, gender, ability, and religion. For example, an experience of a white woman will be different than a black woman who may be feeling levels of both race and gender discrimination. When addressing the needs of individuals who may belong to more than one sub or minority group, one cannot ignore the multiple levels of bias the party may be experiencing.

DEI Tips for WOC Leaders

DEI Tips for WOC Leaders

Become a diversity-equity-inclusion rockstar. Learn tips to drive your company's DEI mission forward.

Steps To Take at the Time of an Interview to Achieve a Successful Negotiation

Steps To Take at the Time of an Interview to Achieve a Successful Negotiation

The interview stage is critical. From this video, learn what steps you should take during the interview to secure the compensation you want.

Grow Some BALS™

Grow Some BALS™

There are 4 strategies key to securing the relationships you need to get ahead at work.

Overcoming Anxiety, Stress and Depression at Work

Overcoming Anxiety, Stress and Depression at Work

Overall, people spend at least 1/3 of their lives at work. This has a lasting impact on employees who receive less support. In this Strategies of Survival video, women of color can learn 7 tips on how to develop an immunity to the pressures at work. Allies, leaders, and managers can grab tips to become better. If you have feelings of depression and need immediate assistance, please dial1-800-662-HELP (4357) for help.

Build a Power Squad: Strategic Relationship Building

Build a Power Squad: Strategic Relationship Building

Relationship building is critical to getting ahead. Grab tips on how to develop relationships at or after work.

Professionalism for Women of Color

Professionalism for Women of Color

Professionalism for women of color is a tricky subject since workplace policies centered on professionalism are sometimes outdated. Yet we can do more. In this video learn how you can help companies check their blindspots to include the unique identities of women of color.

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What my religion really says about women | Alaa Murabit

Alaa Murabit shares how she found examples of female leaders across the history of her faith — and how she speaks up for women using verses from the Koran.

Inclusion, Exclusion Illusion & Collusion | Helen Turnbull

CEO of Human Facets, Helen has a successful track record in the field of Global Inclusion. She is an internationally recognized Thought Leader on Unconscious Bias, global inclusion and diversity.

The Danger of a Single Story | Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche

The human race is multidimensional. We are a part of that story which is why we can't rely on one story or one perspective.

How Culture Drives Behaviours | Julien S. Bourrelle

Julien argues how we see the World through cultural glasses. By changing the glasses you can change the way you interpret the World.

Color Blind or Color Brave | Mellody Hobson

The subject of race can be very touchy. In this engaging, persuasive talk, Hobson makes the case that speaking openly about race — and particularly about diversity in hiring

Black Girls Code | Kimberly Bryant

Defy Impossible. Kimberly Bryant founded Black Girls Code to introduce programming and technology to a new generation of coders to become builders of their own futures.