Black Womxn Thriving
Black womxn deserve workplaces that support their care and healing and that invest in their professional development at every level.
When Black womxn thrive, we all do.
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- Completing our survey
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The Challenges
Every day, Black womxn face workplace culture where pathways to promotion are fraught with implicit bias, the burden of leading diversity initiatives, and managers who dissuade authenticity while upholding white supremacist standards of professionalism. Time and again, Black womxn hoping to find fulfillment at work have found the need to strike out on their own instead of experiencing workspaces that invest in them and nurture their limitless potential.
The Solutions
Ericka’s work with Black Womxn Thriving seeks to define what it means for Black womxn to thrive in the workplace and to determine how Black womxn find joy, success, and stability at work.
Ericka envisions a workplace standard in which Black womxn can show up in authenticity each day in every situation and can embody the principles of corporate leadership however they choose.
What we know
To change workplace culture, it is vital to examine the processes and structures necessary to promote and support the care and healing of professional Black womxn. Additionally, identifying what companies and organizations need to do to create work environments where Black womxn thrive is of critical importance.
Stay Tuned
Get periodic updates as research progresses!
Fund the Solution:
By donating to the Black Womxn Thriving Research Fund, you are helping us conduct research, publish research updates, and create informational social media campaigns.
- Justice ($500): One BWT hoodie/sweatshirt, podcast mention
- Liberation ($1000): Personal thank-you video from Ericka, invitation to quarterly update calls throughout BWT research, and all Justice perks
BWT Research Team
Champions of Change
Some of our partners in this work are:
Alison Alexander
Alison Lueders
Amber Lilyestrom
Amie Ritchie
Amy Maricle
Amy Pircher
Andrew plumley
Andrew Wilke
Angelina Fadool
Anna Sweeney
Anne L. Oxenreider
Antonella Massaro
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April Ingle
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Becky DeGrossa
Bethany W Craig
Bri Goodwin
Brittany Lynn Kriger
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Bronwyn Hogan
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Catherine Koch
Cathy Lazarus
Charlene
Charlotte Hoffmann
Cheryl Rene Washington
Clements Employment Law, PC
Connie Matisse
crspagnola
Danielle Orthwein
Darcie Larson
Deborah Gray-Young
Denise Duffield-Thomas
DL Grant
Elizabeth Dowd
Emily Knox
Eva Marquette
For Goodness Sake
Greta Lax
gypsywinter
Holli Zehring
Isabelle Monlouis
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Jamie R Earnhardt
Jena Schwartz
Jennifer Schindel
Jennifer Wakefield
Jenny Bauer
Jessie Rienerth
Jill Murphy
Jodie Bagley
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juleeliz
julie
Justen Burdette
kalyn.johnson
Karen Harper
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Kathleen Crabbs
kathryne robison
Katie Vollman
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Katrina Velasquez
Kavanah Anderson
Kelly C Weiley
Keturah Mazo
Kevin McGreal
Kim Hunt
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Kimberly Weiss
Kristen Herwitz
Kristen Lucas
Kristine Hansen
Landy Figueroa
Laura Halpin
Lauren and Mike DeCristofaro
Lauren Gay Rosenfeld
Leanna Joyner
Leisha Reynolds
LG Shanklin
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Lori Severens
Lynn Carlson
Lynne Cripe
Maile Topliff
Makeda Pennycooke
Margaret Romero
Marie Murphy
Marla Teyolia
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Megan Bustle
Megan Miller
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Meghan Casey
Melissa Q. Rosen
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Michele Woodward
Michelle M. Olsen
Monique Fortenberry
Monisha Kapila
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Sarah Jessica Farber
Sarah Marin
Sarah Wolfe
Sas Petherick
Sharyn Holmes
Shawn Moreton
Sheehan Rosen
Shelan Stritzke
Sheri Brady
Sherrie Rohde
Sonia Narang
Stephenie Hansen
Supply Love
Susan B. Clark
Susan Vibbert
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