Behaviors That Diminish A Black Woman’s Power In The Workplace - Page 3
Not Building A Squad
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Minda Harts, the author of What Women of Color Need To Know To Secure A Seat At The Table, and founder of a career development company for women of color called The Memo LLC, did an interview with the American Association of University Women on the behavior of Black women in the workplace. Failing to build a squad – a team you can trust – at work is one of them. Don’t isolate yourself, suggests Harts. You need people who will vouch for you if you’re going to progress to leadership positions.
Furthermore, research from the British Journal of Social Psychology shows that women who face discrimination early in their careers are more likely to separate themselves from other women in the workplace. But you need the support of other women if you’re going to fight through several layers of discrimination.
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