Supergirl continues to be a treasure trove of lessons on inclusion in the workplace. In the same episode referred to in Part One of this series, Supergirl’s sister Alex is …
Superhero Series: What It Means to Cover or Pass at Work
In part two of our Superhero Series, let’s examine the concepts of covering and passing. These two concepts come into play frequently in the land of superheroes, but have particularly …
Rethinking Thanksgiving
While for many people Thanksgiving is simply a time of food, family, and friends, we think it’s important to remember the true story of Thanksgiving. While many of us think …
Women in the Workplace 2018 Report – there’s a lot of work to do
For the last four years, McKinsey and Lean In have published in-depth reports on the state of women in the workplace. Their 2018 report, released this October, was clear – …
Superhero Series: How Privilege Shows Up at Work
I’m just going to admit this right up front. I watch a lot of movies and TV shows that involve superheroes – yes, that includes all the Avengers movies, X-Men, …
Why We Added a Plus to Our Name
When we first launched She+ Geeks Out in the spring of 2015, we were very squarely focused on supporting women in tech and tech-adjacent roles, in creating a community and …
How to Support your Pregnant Colleague
Congress passed the Pregnancy Discrimination Act in 1978, outlawing discrimination based on pregnancy and childbirth-related medical conditions, and 30 years later, the Americans with Disabilities Act was updated, requiring employers …
Eight Ways to Mitigate Bias When Interviewing
Have you ever walked into a room to interview a candidate, saw that they were in a wheelchair, and thought: hmm, they may not be able to do the job …
Affirmative Action and Quotas in the Workplace
When thinking of implementing quotas in the workplace in order to help with imbalances in race, gender, and ability, many of us might scrunch our brains trying to think if …
What is Impostor Syndrome– and How do You Fight It?
The experience of feeling like you don’t deserve your success resonates with many successful people, including probably many reading this. It’s the relatable, but irrational, sinking suspicion of “I don’t …