StartHERfive

Your StartHERFive crew sits down and talks holiday traditions, family no-nos, and seasonal favorites!

Theme song credit: Hip Hop Christmas by Twin Musicom (twinmusicom.org)

Silent disengagement, checking out, or just doing your job?? StartHERfive sits down and talks about this viral topic of "quiet quitting".

If you don't mind me asking... how old are you? A question, or microaggression at that, many black women receive especially in the workplace. S5 sits down with a real, deep, and entertaining conversation around ageism.

Our first resource is Forbes. Check out this article written by Sheila Callaham that discusses how or a Black or Brown woman, ageism creates a triple threat for potential bias and discrimination. She breaks down how these threats impact us specifically in a quick two minute read. DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION section of Forbes.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/sheilacallaham/2022/10/31/age-race-and-gender-create-a-triple-threat-of-workplace-bias/?sh=53330d7c5c43

Our second resource for this week is an article published in the business section from the Washington Post. The article is called: For Black workers, age discrimination strikes twice. It discusses a new research study conducted by Texas A&M that suggests that for black workers, age discrimination is highest for the youngest, falls in middle age, and rises once more as workers near retirement.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/05/14/age-discrimination-black-workers/

17 Black Mental-Health and Wellness Resources to Follow on Instagram

https://www.vogue.com/article/black-mental-health-wellness-instagram-accounts

Just because this season we focused on a couple of heavy topics that impact us black women on the daily basis, we wanted to wrap things up with a reminder to take care ladies! In this article called 17 Black Mental-Health and Wellness Resources to Follow on Instagram, Vogue highlights a list of 17 different black individuals and their platforms that are continuously fostering community and providing resources to assist us in actually taking time to take care of ourselves.

Our VERY special guest, Fashion Stylist, Ny'Eria Jackson shares her personal journey with fashion and becoming an esteemed stylist. Ny'eria shares key fashion tips that will help any Tribe member OWN their body and OWN their style.

Looking in the rearview at 2023 personally and professionally... The S5 team let's the tribe in on what's been going on behind the scenes and the new/improved changes to come in 2024.