As women of colour, our sense of community, belonging and the ability to truly thrive in the workplace is limited immensely by the representation we see, by how many of us are in leadership, how differences are managed and how welcome we are made to feel. I suspect if you or I asked the women of colour in our circles of influence, most if not all would be able to quickly point to numerous defining moments within the workplace full of dangerously bad leadership, micro aggressions and carrying the emotional tax of being seen but not heard.
In this episode, we explore the idea of workplace trauma for women of colour and walk through 4 ways to get to a place of healing if you're struggling through your own workplace trauma.
If you ever want to connect, provide feedback, share your story or give me any perspective on topics you want me to cover, reach out anytime at thecolourgap@gmail.com
The Colour Gap Podcast is part of the Alberta Podcast Network, locally grown, community supported.
Research cited in this episode:
1. https://www.thestar.com/business/2019/07/24/survey-finds-canadian-people-of-colour-carry-an-extra-weight-at-work-thats-so-significant-it-impacts-their-health.html
2. https://humannatureatwork.com/article/the-hidden-cost-of-workplace-trauma
3. https://www.mindaharts.com/rightwithin
4. https://medium.com/surviving-ideo/surviving-ideo-4568d51bcfb6
Licensed intro music from NoMo
