by Jennifer Brown | Jun 5, 2017 | Diversity, Inclusion, Privilege, Women
In late 2014, I witnessed a firestorm in real time on Twitter that shone a light on the real and perceived gender gaps around us, as well as the reasons for them. I was, via hashtag, “attending” the Grace Hopper conference, listening in to the feed as hundreds of...
by Jennifer Brown | Jun 2, 2017 | Covering, Diversity, Inclusion
I’m in a room with 25 male executives and they’re scowling at me. I know they’ve stepped away from earning their oodles of money to attend a required training on a topic that makes most people really uncomfortable. Now the room is silent and...
by Jennifer Brown | Mar 30, 2017 | Covering, Diversity, Inclusion
This post is adapted from the talk I delivered at TEDx Springfield a few years ago. Click here to watch instead on YouTube. My whole life, I wanted to be a singer, a dancer, or a performer. I grew up in a musical family and, from a very early age, I felt compelled to...
by Jennifer Brown | Feb 10, 2017 | Diversity, Inclusion
In the midst of chaotic times that seem more unpredictable than ever, leadership teams in organizations are being challenged to choose: take a stand for what we believe in, or stay silent. Of course, the minute we take a stand for what we believe in, we take a risk....
by Jennifer Brown | Feb 3, 2017 | Diversity, Inclusion, Privilege
This morning, I heard a Starbucks barista talking about how she was so sick about the incivility of political discourse around her that she’d made a conscious decision: The minute she logged onto Facebook and saw a single political post, she would immediately log off...
by Jennifer Brown | Jan 27, 2017 | Diversity, Inclusion
When sparks & honey—a marketing & advertising agency founded on the belief that cultural relevance is the most important driver of business in today’s economy—invited me to lead one of its rapid-fire sessions covering 40+ cultural signals from the previous 24...
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