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How Black Women Describe Navigating Race and Gender in the Workplace

Harvard Business Review

One woman I spoke with, a successful entrepreneur who was interning at a tech startup before going to business school, excitedly described her most recent position where, for the first time in her career, she reported to a black woman. ” Because she performed so well on the project, she gained social capital with her supervisor.

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How Unemployment Affects Twentysomethings’ Self-Worth

Harvard Business Review

Even though unstable work histories are common in the early stage of one’s career, economic self-sufficiency and residential independence are widely accepted markers of adulthood that are threatened by unemployment. Paul, Minnesota, and should be replicated with a nationally representative sample.