The FLI Collective

Dec 10, 2021

Identity & Class Migration: A Collaboration Episode with Break Concrete

Connect with Break Concrete at https://breakconcrete.com *Email*: breakconcrete@gmail.com *Twitter*: @breakconcrete *Instagram: *@breakconcrete *About the episode*: This episode is a collaboration with Cheryl-Lyn Bentley and her podcast, Break Concrete. They discuss their experiences as FLI women of color navigating class migration. It’s a really great conversation especially for those getting ready to graduate or anyone who is an emerging professional. *Topics Covered: * * Defining FLI – first generation, low-income college graduate * Navigating privileged spaces as a class migrant * What stops women of color from applying to jobs * Why women discount their qualifications when job hunting * The power of networking * Defining stereotype threat * What women of color should do when considering a new job * How women of color lead and navigate leadership * Recognizing the invisible labor women of color managers undertake * Why women of color are not promoted into senior positions * How to self-advocate in the workplace *Highlights:* * “Women, women of color, we are socialized into following rules and there are very harsh consequences if we don’t. We have to re-socialize into feeling more comfortable, just applying.” * “Never look at any opportunity as too small.” * “Think bigger than right now.” * “Unconscious bias has very real, very tangible, very conscious results.” *Other References: * * Tara Sophia Mohr, Why Women Don’t Apply for Jobs Unless They’re 100% Qualified, Harvard Business Review, Aug. 25, 2014. * Max Nisen, Employers ignore almost everything on your resume–except this, Dec. 2, 2014 * Sarah Cassidy, Apply for jobs like a privileged White Man in these five easy steps, Medium, Aug. 25, 2018 * McKinsey & Co. and LeanIn.org, Women in the Workplace 2018 * Cindy Pace, How Women of Color Get to Senior Management, Harvard Business Review, Aug. 31, 2018.

55 min