The Equity Gap
Shahzia Noorally
A straight talk podcast focused on infusing a justice lens into the advancement of equity in the world with your host, Shahzia Noorally.
Shahzia Noorally is someone who stays grounded in the possibilities, and her purpose is rooted in influencing a more equitable and just world. She's a diversity and inclusion professional who centers equity deserving people while teaching those in positions of power to use their privilege to advance anti-racist and equitable workplace cultures. She's a proud first generation, Pakistani-Canadian Muslim, a dog mom to a senior rescue dog named Ollie and a late in life diagnosed ADHDer who lives, works and plays in traditional Treaty 7 territory in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Celebrating the uniqueness of women of colour
The Equity Gap
09/23/19 • 33 min
In our first episode of Season 2 we dive into the many reasons we need to celebrate the uniqueness of being women of colour - all the layers of beauty, character and magnificence that can often be forgotten.
Lessons from being a "Covid Hire" - how I got the job and got promoted in the middle of the pandemic
The Equity Gap
09/28/21 • 19 min
In May 2020, I made the difficult decision to move on from a company I had an incredibly successful run with for nearly 6 years. I left because I was itching to do something new, to challenge and rebrand myself. I decided to not only leave the company, but take a big step back in order to eventually propel my career forward. Talk about a massive risk!
Just this September, I accepted a promotion back into a leadership role and this episode is all about my journey of being a Covid hire - how I landed the job, how I made it work through the most difficult time in my life both personally and professionally and how I got promoted. All while working virtually and in under 18 months. What a ride it's been.
I share some well earned and learned advice on the number one thing you can to land that next opportunity and 3 things you can start doing today to get noticed and get promoted (within Covid or beyond).
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 [email protected]
The Colour Gap Podcast is part of the Alberta Podcast Network, locally grown, community supported.
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Today’s conversation is one I’ve been eager to bring to you all. It’s with someone I deeply admire and respect, whose expertise in personal branding is second to none. She’s thoughtful, engaging, genuine and full of practical and insightful tips and insight on the power and possibilities of investing in your personal brand.
She’s Chanèle McFarlane and Chanèle is a multiple award-winning Certified Career Strategist, TEDx Speaker, Writer and Podcast Host. As the Founder of career advice website, Do Well Dress Well, she has built an international audience around her approachable and practical advice on personal branding and career strategy. Through her podcast, Careers Uncovered, Chanèle shares honest stories and practical advice to navigate your career.
Chanèle is a sought-after public speaker who has spoken for several organizations, universities and colleges across North America. Her expert commentary has been featured in media outlets such as The Globe & Mail, Fast Company, Elle Canada, FLARE Magazine and more. She is also an on-air career expert who has appeared on Breakfast Television, The Morning Show, CHCH Morning Live and Rogers TV Ottawa.
Chanèle serves as a Career Strategist in Residence for Accelerate Her Future and a member of the Professional Advisory Committee for Humber College’s Content Strategy program. She is also an accomplished communications professional specializing in talent marketing and thought leadership. Chanèle has been recognized as one of PR in Canada’s Top 30 Under 30, one of the Top 100 Black Women to Watch in Canada and one of the Top 25 Women of Influence.
You can connect with and learn more about and from Chanèle at:
https://www.dowelldresswell.com/
- OR -
https://www.chanelemcfarlane.com/
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Why you need to throw out your long term career plans
The Equity Gap
11/23/21 • 17 min
Planning, visioning and setting goals should be my Capricorn selfs dream, yet they really aren’t. And naturally, the last 18 months have me rethinking, a lot, about what it means to be so focused on goals, career plans and making decisions based on other peoples roadmaps or expectations - how we’ve all been programmed to think in milestones, goals and achievements and how much I think we desperately need to move away from that, yes, really.
Long term career plans limit you from accessing curiosity and an interdisciplinary approach to finding purpose, meaning and joy in your day to day work. Listen in to hear more on how you can lean into curiosity, core desired feelings and design a career to love, on your terms.
References in the episode:
Adam Grant - https://twitter.com/adammgrant/status/1429080982607519747
Danielle LaPorte - https://shop.daniellelaporte.com/pages/the-desire-map
Joel Leon - https://www.instagram.com/iamjoelleon/
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 [email protected]
The Colour Gap Podcast is part of the Alberta Podcast Network, locally grown, community supported.
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Advice to my younger self
The Equity Gap
12/21/21 • 18 min
If you stick around, what you'll find in this episode is a compilation of all my musings, learnings and ah ha moments that may help you see your path a little more clearly and ideally set you up for whatever is to come for your career in 2022. Whether starting your career or changing paths at any age and stage of your life, these sentiments ring such truth that I wish I had heard them and embraced them years ago - and with me, you will always get the unconventional viewpoint.
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 [email protected]
The Colour Gap Podcast is part of the Alberta Podcast Network, locally grown, community supported.
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07/11/23 • 29 min
Come on an honest exploration with me about the ugly and real truth about working in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. A space often overrun by performative, comfort upholding initiatives, where real solutions based on equity are often overlooked in favour of risk aversion and maintaining the status quo. As with anything you can come to expect with the Equity Gap podcast, we go there and we talk the truth, because without it, we get nowhere.
My intention with this episode is to balance out the realities, to help you take off any rose-coloured glasses and see the work for what it really is and then to find a way to stay the course should you decide to move ahead. I hope it makes you a bit uncomfortable, but ultimately helps you think about the good, bad, ugly and the possible.
DEI practitioners who you should know and follow:
Dr. Janice Gassam Asare - https://www.linkedin.com/in/janicegassamphd/
Elizabeth Leiba - https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethleiba/
Sharon Hurley Hall - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonhh/
Karlyn Percil-Mercieca - https://www.linkedin.com/in/karlynpercil/
Jodi-Ann Burey - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaburey/
Michelle MiJung Kim - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mjmichellekim/
Lily Zheng - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lilyzheng308/
Ruchika Tulshyan - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rtulshyan/
Dr. Elisa Glick - https://www.linkedin.com/in/elisa-glick433/
Trisha Hersey - https://www.instagram.com/thenapministry/
Dr. Golnaz Golnaraghi - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ggolnaraghi/
If you haven’t taken a moment, I would love for you to be a part of the conversation with me for the long term. Hit subscribe on your favourite podcast player and tune in every month for new episodes and conversations. If you’re so inclined, I would love for you to leave a review or for you to connect with me to tell me how I can be of further service to you (follow me on Instagram @theequitygap, e-mail at [email protected] or through LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/shahzianoorally/ or https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-equity-gap-podcast/).
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How urgency culture harms us all with Lydia Phillip - Storyteller, Published Writer and Researcher
The Equity Gap
12/19/23 • 38 min
Today you're in for a real treat, a conversation with someone who has a beautiful capacity to help us all rethink the way we work and the way we resign ourselves to urgency culture, to upholding the systems of white supremacy and capitalism - that keep us exhausted.
I first came across the work of Lydia Philip (she/her) through a series of blog posts she authored for Evenings and Weekends Consulting on rest and urgency culture. I really want to encourage you to take a few minutes to read those posts that are linked below before you jump into the dialogue today to provide a richness of context and insight that Lydia so thoughtfully captures through her words. She's incredibly generous with her approach to work, to liberation, to a world built on possibilities that are rooted in honouring our sense of collective humanity.
Blog series on urgency culture:
https://www.eveningsandweekendsconsulting.com/post/rest-is-a-social-currency-who-is-banking-it
https://www.eveningsandweekendsconsulting.com/post/a-state-of-unrest-are-we-perpetuating-urgency-culture
https://www.eveningsandweekendsconsulting.com/post/how-to-embed-rest-in-your-organization-s-policies-and-practices
https://www.eveningsandweekendsconsulting.com/post/urgency-culture-how-did-we-get-here-and-where-are-we-going
https://ions.ca/resisting-a-rest-how-urgency-culture-polices-our-work/
More about Lydia:
Lydia is passionate about engaging in and contributing to work that is a catalyst for transformative change. She's a gifted storyteller and published writer and researcher, and she's intentional about using her voice to inspire new ways of being together to create thought provoking work and to help shape a more just equitable future.
As the content strategist at Impact Organizations of Nova Scotia, Lydia is energized by her role in meaningful communication, advancing people centered practices, and sharing organizational learnings. Most recently, her writing on resisting urgency culture and prioritizing rest has sparked conversations throughout the country.
She was featured in the Globe and Mail, All Nova Scotia, and she was one of five individuals in Canada selected for a writing fellowship on work and working with the Philanthropist Journal. At heart, Lydia is a creative and caring disruptor, an advocate for centering people in the work always, and a big believer in the power of re-imagining she has the privilege of living near the ocean and many lakes in Mi'kma'ki (Nova Scotia), the unceded territory of the Mi'kmaw People.
Connect with Lydia through LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lydia-phillip/
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How authenticity is the key to levelling up in your career with Celinda Farias Appleby
The Equity Gap
06/07/21 • 60 min
Today’s conversation is one I’ve been eager to bring to you all. It’s with someone I deeply admire and respect, whose expertise in personal branding is second to none. She’s thoughtful, engaging, genuine and full of practical and insightful tips and insight on the power and possibilities of investing in your personal brand.
She’s Chanèle McFarlane and Chanèle is a multiple award-winning Certified Career Strategist, TEDx Speaker, Writer and Podcast Host. As the Founder of career advice website, Do Well Dress Well, she has built an international audience around her approachable and practical advice on personal branding and career strategy. Through her podcast, Careers Uncovered, Chanèle shares honest stories and practical advice to navigate your career.
Chanèle is a sought-after public speaker who has spoken for several organizations, universities and colleges across North America. Her expert commentary has been featured in media outlets such as The Globe & Mail, Fast Company, Elle Canada, FLARE Magazine and more. She is also an on-air career expert who has appeared on Breakfast Television, The Morning Show, CHCH Morning Live and Rogers TV Ottawa.
Chanèle serves as a Career Strategist in Residence for Accelerate Her Future and a member of the Professional Advisory Committee for Humber College’s Content Strategy program. She is also an accomplished communications professional specializing in talent marketing and thought leadership. Chanèle has been recognized as one of PR in Canada’s Top 30 Under 30, one of the Top 100 Black Women to Watch in Canada and one of the Top 25 Women of Influence.
You can connect with and learn more about and from Chanèle at:
https://www.dowelldresswell.com/
- OR -
https://www.chanelemcfarlane.com/
A season of reflection
The Equity Gap
03/31/20 • 27 min
Join us for our last episode of Season 2 to do some reflection on all the learning, the ah ha moments and what we're hoping to call in for the experiences of women of colour moving forward.
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FAQ
How many episodes does The Equity Gap have?
The Equity Gap currently has 64 episodes available.
What topics does The Equity Gap cover?
The podcast is about Racism, Society & Culture, Equity, Inclusion, Podcasts, Business, Diversity and Race.
What is the most popular episode on The Equity Gap?
The episode title 'Build your tribe and accelerate your success' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Equity Gap?
The average episode length on The Equity Gap is 35 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Equity Gap released?
Episodes of The Equity Gap are typically released every 17 days, 1 hour.
When was the first episode of The Equity Gap?
The first episode of The Equity Gap was released on Mar 7, 2019.
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