“In whatever sphere we have privilege that’s the thing that we’re the most blind to.” –Aparna Rae, Future For Us
Sage Quiamno and Aparna Rae are on a mission to advance women of color. They share what it means to be a white ally – and what inspires and energizes them to keep moving forward in their work.
More About Sage and Aparna:
Sage Ke’alohilani Quiamno is the co-founder of Future for Us, a company dedicated to accelerating the advancement of women of color through community, culture and career development. Sage has been mentioned in Forbes, The Seattle Times and more. She is a passionate pay equity advocate and diversity, equity and inclusion champion. She has provided over 4,000+ women with salary negotiation tools and resources they need to advocate for themselves at work.
Aparna Rae believes that diversity breeds innovation. She a tireless advocate for change, and a fierce champion of pay equity, and women’s rights. For more than a decade her work has been focused on strategy and evaluation in education, workforce development and impact investing.
Highlights
- Why and how diverse communities drive innovation and change
- What was missing in the D&I efforts that drove Sage and Aparna to start their organization, Future for Us
- How Aparna’s advice to women of color in the workplace has changed – and her number one tip to them now
- What it means to be a white ally to women of color and other underrepresented groups – and three specific things you can do to improve your allyship
- How the passive aggressive communication style in the Pacific Northwest may be contributing to inequity
- How to align your leadership style with your intentions to be inclusive in the workplace
- How to do an inclusivity “audit” of your life to amplify your allyship
- Why Future for Us believes in combining community, culture, and career development to advance women of color
- Aparna shares her thoughts on the self care conversation and how companies can make room for the mental and emotional well-being of their employees
- The habits that inspire and energize Sage to move forward in her work – including the roll of her native Hawaiian culture in helping her recharge
Resources Mentioned in This Episode
On Being podcast interview with Darnell Moore
Attend the State of Womxn of Color Summit on November 7, 2019!
Connect with Future for Us: Website | Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn | Twitter
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