QUIZ: What Type of Corporate Black Girl Are You?

When we spend way too much time in the office, we start to adopt workplace personalities we never thought we would have. Find out what type of corporate black girl you are.

QUIZ, SEUN ADENIJIFunke AdenijiMarch 22, 2018quiz, fun, personality, type

I Was the Nice Girl: It's Not Always a Good Thing

For the longest time black young women in professional spaces have been taught to keep quiet and wait to be told what to do. We are also often afraid of coming across as angry, loud mouths or too woke (a term used to intermediate black women who dare to stand up against injustices faced by black women in the working environment).

RACE/GENDER, DIVERSITY, MOKGADI RAOSHAKGAFunke AdenijiMarch 21, 2018corporate, women, woman, board, room

Black Women Deserve the Space to Become Decision Makers

The debate of diversity is one that we should be having, it is important not only make sure that women are properly portrayed in mainstream media, but also to make sure that the industry is opened up for women to become decision makers.

RACE/GENDER, DIVERSITY, MOKGADI RAOSHAKGAFunke AdenijiMarch 19, 2018corporate, women, woman, board, room, space, decision, makers

10 Reminders When "Having an Opinion" in the Workplace

Often as human beings, we are too busy responding to argue, or just to simply respond, rather than to listen and understand.

BEVERLY CARTERFunke AdenijiMarch 16, 2018corporate, women, woman, black, enter, exit

The Enter and Exit of a Black Woman in the Workplace

You experience little things that make you feel uncomfortable. An example from my own experience is my boss asking me "Are you sure you can do this?" multiple times like I don't know what I'm doing. I used to tell him. "Yeah, I'll ask questions if I feel confused." But he used to ask me that all the time. It was annoying, and I felt belittled.

Funke AdenijiMarch 9, 2018corporate, women, woman, black, enter, exit Comment

You Cannot Afford to Be Silenced

Confidence issues are a reality in the corporate world. You always need to sound like you know exactly what you are talking about, even when you have no idea.

RACE/GENDER, DIVERSITY, IRENE CHIKOBVUFunke AdenijiMarch 1, 2018corporate, women, woman, board, room, space, decision, makers

Let's Talk: Mo'Nique

Is Mo'Nique doing too much? Or, is she acting like any ordinary Black woman who would also negotiate a salary?

DIVERSITY, PAY GAPFunke AdenijiFebruary 24, 2018corporate, women, woman, monique, blacklash, fairness, bias, gender, color, the breakfast club, breakfast, twitter, attitude, netflix

My Voice Immediately Changed as Soon as I Took That Business Call

The day started out great, and I have to admit, it was good to get out of the office and hang around someone familiar who I could be myself with — someone I trusted and who didn't work with me.

NIKOLE THOMAS, STEREOTYPES, RACE/GENDER, CODE SWITCHINGFunke AdenijiFebruary 16, 2018corporate, women, woman, board, room, space, makers

How to Save More Money This Year

Whenever people talk about getting financially fit, the first thing they recommend is to save. It's basically the low hanging fruit of adulting but telling someone with bad money habits to “just save some money” is not the best way to help.

LISA NECOLEFunke AdenijiFebruary 10, 2018corporate, women, woman, board, room, space, makers

3 Lessons I've Learned from the Worst Boss Ever

What is the saying “People don’t leave companies, they leave bosses”? It’s true for so many of us – a bad boss will shake your confidence to the core. It happened to me.

LISA NECOLEFunke AdenijiFebruary 8, 2018corporate, women, woman, board, hair, 40, inchComment

Dear Corporations, Let's Be Socially Responsible

Corporations need to realize that people are not buying machines. We think and make decisions about what we buy. Images of a Black child wearing a sweater that states "Coolest Monkey in the Jungle" will prompt emotions and questions.

RACE/GENDER, DIVERSITY, KIKI N.Funke AdenijiJanuary 8, 2018corporate, women, woman, board, room, space, decision, makersComment

Would 40 Inch Hair Prevent Me From Success?

For once in my life I just wanted to look fly and feel good about myself. I then began to question myself. “would my appearance prevent me from an upcoming promotion?” and “will I still be respected as a fellow colleague?”

STEREOTYPES, HAIR, KIKI N.Funke AdenijiJanuary 6, 2018corporate, women, woman, board, hair, 40, inch

Omarosa: Are We Dismissing Her Black Experience?

So as Black woman who has probably had the same barriers and struggles that I may had experienced, why did I think her Black woman narrative is unwarranted?

KIKI N., RACE/GENDER, STEREOTYPESFunke AdenijiDecember 16, 2017corporate, women, woman, black, girl, omarosa, experience, dismiss, dismissing

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