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StartHERfive - Ep. 22 Ageism: It's Impact on Black Women in the Workplace

Ep. 22 Ageism: It's Impact on Black Women in the Workplace

StartHERfive

12/19/22 • 48 min

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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.

12/19/22 • 48 min

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