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How Black Women Describe Navigating Race and Gender in the Workplace

Harvard Business Review

” Because she performed so well on the project, she gained social capital with her supervisor. It’s a direct example of how working with people you can relate to can positively influence your career. This is also a small sample size which makes it impossible to draw sweeping conclusions.

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How Unemployment Affects Twentysomethings’ Self-Worth

Harvard Business Review

Because the sense of self-confidence may be influenced by many other circumstances during this transitional phase of life, we accounted for background factors (e.g., Paul, Minnesota, and should be replicated with a nationally representative sample. skill development, the formation of work-related ties and social capital).