ISSUE #20 - Sept 25, 2019

Hello!

This week, we have exciting career resources from our very own Amplify community. I love amplifying your work. If you have an event, blog post, video or podcast you’d like to share with the Amplify community, just reply to this email. I will be sure to share it in our next issue!

Check out the Perspective section about white actress Michelle Williams serving as an ally to women of color. What are your experiences with allies in the workplace?

Happy reading!

Audrey Galo
Creator & Writer of Amplify
Founder of AG Voiced

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Resources

[Job Alert] Business Advising Program Manager with Pacific Community Ventures in Oakland, CA. You’ll work directly with Amplify reader, Natalia!

[Read] When Employees and Leaders Use Racial Slurs in the Workplace by Queen Joseph

[Read] How To Deal With Representation Burnout In The Workplace

[Watch] 30-second Negotiation video series by Amplify reader and career coach Cynthia Pong.

[Read] There’s No Reading Between the Lines On Your Resume - Here’s Why by Nii Ato Bentsi-Enchill, Amplify supporter.

Perspective

“The next time that a woman — especially a woman of color because she stands to make 52 cents on the dollar compared to her male white counterpart — tells you what she needs in order to do her job, listen to her, believe her, because one day she may stand in front of you and say thank you for allowing her to succeed because of her workplace environment and not in spite of it.”

This week at the Emmy Awards, Michelle Williams a white actress used a portion of her acceptance speech (above) to bring attention to the barriers faced by women of color. You might recall that Michelle was embroiled in her own pay gap drama last year when she was paid $1,000 to reshoot a movie meanwhile her male co-star was paid $1.5 million. I applaud Michelle for taking a moment in her own personal experience to think about her own privilege and how she could use her celebrity to inspire a conversation about women of color.

Inspiration

Events Calendar

Discover 40+ September events for women of color in 10+ cities nationally! Find an event near you! Access the full calendar, here.

Highlighted events for this week:

Sept 26, Online - #TruthandDare Workshop with Catalina Peña
Sept 26, Seattle - Salary Negotiation for Women of Color
Sept 26, Dallas - State of Womxn of Color - Advancing Community, Culture & Careers
Oct 3, Cleveland - In Her Shoes: Stories, Insights, & Perspectives from Women of Color
Oct 7, Los Angeles - Intersectional Uplifting Women and Girls of Color in California Conference