Do you still talk about yourself as an old school person? In your active resistance to oppression which I am sure you continue to engage in, sometimes you forget to embrace tools that make life easier. Come on, you have your inner child with that trusting faith, that spontaneity and plasticity.
How to be Kind to Yourself by Faira Butt Theme: Woman, where are you? My name is Faira, I work as a sexual violence advocate for Humraaz Support Services. I have always been a advocate for female empowerment, especially for BAME women. I have chosen to write about something close to me and around an …
Reimagining Leadership: A journey of evolution embedding love and joy Theme: Everyday Leadership: Leading self, others, and organisations. by Ankita Mishra Ankita Mishra is a PhD researcher in the University of Sheffield. Her research explores the domestic abuse experiences of Minoritised women during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK. She is interested in working with …
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Women, My Climacteric around Well-being Theme: Woman, where are you?: identity amid culture, family, career, community, etc. by Farzana Chand Hello! My name is Farzana. Like many British South Asian Muslim women, we experience life challenges and rewards as we go through different stages in our life cycle. When you reach my age, heading into …
My Reflection “What I would tell my younger self.” by Yasmin Namaji Yasmin is a lively and social individual who embraces life to the fullest. This 48-year-old extrovert finds joy in connecting with nature, whether it’s taking a leisurely walk or simply relaxing in the great outdoors. Born and raised in Chorley, Yasmin has a …
It’s great to read that the target set by the 2016 Hampton-Alexander review of 33% of women on FTSE 350 boards was met ahead of the deadline!! (by end of 2020) and “The 2017 Parker Review called on FTSE 100 companies to appoint at least one ethnic minority director to their board by the end …
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“Still I Rise” a poem by Maya Angelou speaks to me in a way that gives me hope. Hope that irrespective of my circumstances or how people perceive or treat me, I will persevere. I will still rise. I will achieve my life’s purpose. My partner sent me this photo recently. While I had a …
Walking the Talk When I took the leap to start Stimulus, I set about researching what had already been done to support professionals from ethnic minorities, especially women. I was keen to see what I would find. I came across a 2017 report by the CIPD called Addressing the barriers to BAME employee career progression …
Every time I hear the acronym BME it irritates me. I have been reflecting on why. Surely, it should be no different from any other category I fit in. Could it be because it generalises and masks the real challenges faced by someone like me, a woman belonging to an ethnic minority in the UK? …
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