Be inclusive when asking about someone’s name pronunciation Names are our favorite words. From the time we are babies we hear our names more than any other word in our lifetimes. So when someone says it doesn’t matter how you pronounce their name or you can call them...
Neuroscience 101 The brain has a huge impact on our behavior, emotions, and how we show up in the world. There are three main parts of the brain – the neocortex, the limbic system, and the amygdala. The neocortex is the rational part of the brain right behind the...
Chances are you don’t even know you are doing it. Mansplaining is a real thing. It is a behavior, traditionally gender-socialized by men, that can be described as talking down to women, or over or under explaining when communicating with women. Have you heard or said...
This post originally appeared on Business Collective. It’s a well-documented fact that the tech industry has a serious gender imbalance. Despite efforts to drive young women into STEM fields and establish VC funds for female founders, women still make up just 26...