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 …
The Power of Micro-Affirmations and Micro-Advantages
Recently, we dove into the topic of microaggressions at work in a guest blog on the CultureAmp website. While it’s critically important to understand what microaggressions are, how they impact …
Massachusetts Gender Pay Equity Law – What to Know
In 1945, Massachusetts was the first state to pass a law to address gender discrimination with regard to pay. Over the years, other states, and eventually the federal government, passed …
Podcast Episode 89: Going Off-Script with Aubrey Blanche
We promised a round two, and we’re delivering! Felicia went to San Francisco to support their new City Organizer, Lorin Bond, and met up with Aubrey Blanche, this time in …