
How the system is stacked against people
I often ask people to think about whether they are a racist or sexist. Almost none of us think we are. Are we kidding ourselves? Continue reading How the system is stacked against people
I often ask people to think about whether they are a racist or sexist. Almost none of us think we are. Are we kidding ourselves? Continue reading How the system is stacked against people
I was so anxious about the reaction from my boss that I spent half an hour carefully crafting the email I would send her, meticulously poring over each word. Continue reading Your Guilt-Free Guide to Taking a Mental Health Day
Invisible Obstacles
My Lean In circle is a group of passionate, intelligent, ambitious, thriving women. We often discuss ways we can break through the subtle sexist obstacles in our workplaces. These walls, barriers or ceilings – glass ceilings, if you like – can be hard to see unless you put in your special ‘gender equality’ lenses and take a deliberate look. Continue reading “The Great Sexist Bake Off”
If you see me with my headphones on, please don’t think I’m being rude… Continue reading 5 ways to get the best from an introvert
Sometimes life gets too much. And given that I’m not confrontational by nature, when it comes to fight or flight, I run. At the quarter-life stage, I’m not where I thought I’d be. When I got the graduate job I envisaged living in one of the newly built glamourous apartments in the centre of Leeds. I thought I’d have great hair, and wear high heels … Continue reading The Runaway
I knew it wasn’t going to be a great day when I woke up at 7am with a hangover, and had to get my broken car to the garage across town by 8am. After sitting in the car for twenty four minutes I’d moved about a hundred metres. There was an accident ahead, and traffic was crawling. The worst wasn’t over once I’d dropped the … Continue reading Job Application #1