There is a silent pandemic of bullying black women in society including in the workplace with statistics showing that while most people are bullied by their bosses or those with positional power and authority over them, Black Women are bullied by everyone, from bosses to peers to the employees they manage.

The combination of being black and a woman and especially if you add youth and other identity factors, often makes it impossible to lead for many women in workplaces across the world. I have decided to launch a course to deal with this pandemic, the Black Women Healing, Leading and Thriving Course. We have completed the first two cohorts of the course which started in February and March and will be starting two new cohorts in September. If you would like to join an upcoming cohort please fill in this form or email hello@asandangoasheng.com.

In this interview, I unpack some of the experiences of women in the workplace which unpacks some of the issues we deal with here : https://omny.fm/shows/mid-morning-show-702/women-continue-to-shoulder-the-burden-of-unemploym#sharing

While researching for the Black Women Healing, Leading and Thriving course, I was reminded yet again how universal the experiences of black women in work spaces are. These conversations have gained more urgency this year in the wake of the resignation, after much public harassment, of the first black president of Harvard University in the US, the resignation of the Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Town in South Africa last year. Many Black women globally have landed up in mental institutions or committed suicide due to work bullying.

Dr. Jenn Wells created this powerful graphic that illustrates the toxic journey of black women in the workplace, from recruitment to exit.

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