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The Memo

"Lean In for women of color: A no-BS look at the odds stacked against women of color in professional settings, from the wage gap to biases and micro-aggressions, with actionable takeaways"—

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Harts provides career advice guide for women of color specifically, rejecting the one-size-fits-all approach of business books that lump together women across races. She covers factors that keep women of color from getting the proverbial seat at the table in corporate America: micro-aggressions, systemic racism, white privilege, and so forth. Harts addresses these issues head on, and provides a roadmap to help women of color and their allies make real change to the system. — adapted from jacket

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 221 pages

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