Published in An Injustice!·PinnedMember-onlyNo, I Don’t Have the Same Bargaining Power as YouAnd other reasons for pay inequity — Every time I attend an interview, I inevitably face that one daunting, heart-palpitating question asked of candidates: “So, what are your salary expectations?” More than half a decade ago, in the early stages of my career as an HR Professional, I applied for a role in Recruitment, in one of…Women5 min readWomen5 min read
Published in An Injustice!·PinnedMember-onlyMeritocracy is a MythYou don’t always get what you deserve — Bachelor’s degree, check. Experience, check. Other licenses and certificates, check. You’ve established your competitiveness in the labour market. You make yourself a formidable employee. You are even vying for a Master’s and/or a PhD or that managerial role. But then… You find out your coworkers are earning more than you…Inequality6 min readInequality6 min read
PinnedMember-onlyRace-Gendered Profiling in EmploymentBecause we aren’t discriminated against the same way — My Father studied Civil Engineering in his own time. He had a keen understanding of how things worked. It didn’t matter what it was: electronics, buildings, or even cars. He saw in ways that most people couldn’t. I used to call him Mr. …6 min read6 min read
PinnedMember-onlyUnconscious Bias: A Subtle Justification for RacismLife or Death is now a Matter of Perception — As defined by Social Scientists at the University of California: San Francisco, unconscious biases, or implicit biases are: social stereotypes about certain groups of people that individuals form outside their own conscious awareness. While many of us would agree and allude to such things, that is, that we hold subconscious…Society5 min readSociety5 min read
PinnedMember-only“You’re a Different Type of Black Person”What does it mean to be Black? — Kate said to me. Her blue-green eyes peered into mine, studying my face, as if seeing me for the very first time. “No, she isn’t,” Sophia called out, pulling her away from my direction. Kate had no idea how long that would stay with me. I didn’t know what to…Society12 min readSociety12 min read
Jun 26, 2020Member-onlyBenevolent SexismWhat is it? — A few years ago, I acquired a role through an agency, primarily tasked with maintaining a database. It was a brief assignment — I was supposed to assist with the backlog. I was trained, then assigned some tasks to do — which I completed. Once completed, I was tasked with…Women6 min readWomen6 min read
Dec 18, 2019Member-onlyWhat They Did To MeAn Ode to Oppression — I was hopeful for the future. I had dreams. I accomplished many of them, but some of them eluded me. It began with a young man, as pale as new sheets. He thought he was better than me, so tried to destroy me He took my joy and wrecked my…Racism2 min readRacism2 min read
Published in P.S. I Love You·Dec 5, 2019Member-onlyIn the Spirit of Gift-Giving, Remember ThisIt’s always about the person — When I was little — about six or seven — my father used to travel. A lot. He would be gone for months. But when he returned, he would bring back gifts. Lots and lots of gifts. It was like having Christmas day every season. He’d open his bloated travel…Christmas2 min readChristmas2 min read
Published in The Startup·Dec 5, 2019Member-onlyJuggling It AllThe science behind multi-tasking and managing competing priorities — You read it in job-descriptions and hear it thrown around the workplace. The best way to get the most out of the day. We do it ourselves: we turn on our TV screens while surfing the net. We watch a mini window of a webinar while we complete a report…Productivity6 min readProductivity6 min read
Nov 23, 2019Member-onlyWhat ‘Big Eyes’ Got Right About FeminismDon’t Make Yourself Less to Make Him Feel More — This is not necessarily a review, but an evaluation of a film that has long-since been produced. It followed a woman, who, after escaping and divorcing an abusive husband with her daughter, attempted to make ends meet by way of producing works of art. …Art3 min readArt3 min read
