Category: Stories from the Front Lines

Stories from the Front Lines: The Day My Client Had An Epiphany About His Unconscious Biases

by Mary-Frances Winters | Apr 14, 2016 | 0

Several years ago I was conducting cultural competence and unconscious bias training at a large...

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Stories from the Front Lines: Why I Quit Engineering

by Mary-Frances Winters | Apr 7, 2016 | 0

“I really enjoyed math and science and working with computers growing up, but I wasn’t...

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Stories from the Front Lines: The Day I Experienced Sexual Harassment

by Mary-Frances Winters | Mar 31, 2016 | 0

It is amazing how we never forget some experiences no matter how many years pass since the...

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Stories from the Front Lines: My Age is Nothing But a Number

by Mary-Frances Winters | Mar 24, 2016 | 0

“I am a Millennial and woman of color. Working in an environment that is predominantly white and...

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Stories from the Front Lines: The Day I Was Fired For Being Gay

by Vadim Liberman | Mar 17, 2016 | 1

I was fired from my job. It happened 23 years ago. I was 17 and had recently been hired for a summer job as a supermarket cashier. I sensed from day one that my boss was not a nice person, which is a nice way to describe...

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Stories from the Front Lines: Whose Child is That?

by Mary-Frances Winters | Mar 10, 2016 | 2

“I am a white woman married to a black man. We have one son. People can easily connect my husband...

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Stories from the Front Lines: “I Don’t See Your Disability”

by Mary-Frances Winters | Mar 3, 2016 | 0

This is a real story. The person’s identity will remain anonymous. “Wow! That’s interesting. You...

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Stories from the Front Lines: Demote Me Please!

by Mary-Frances Winters | Feb 25, 2016 | 0

Several years ago I was asked to coach a high-potential African American woman who was climbing...

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Stories from the Front Lines: Suspended from School for Being “Disruptive”

by Mary-Frances Winters | Feb 18, 2016 | 0

*Names have been changed. Mason is an outgoing third grader who is bright and sensitive. He is...

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Stories From The Front Lines: Too Good or Not Good Enough

by Mary-Frances Winters | Feb 11, 2016 | 0

This is a scenario that I have heard at least three times in the past three years from three...

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Stories From The Front Lines: “You Are Too Ambitious, Young Black Woman Engineer”

by Mary-Frances Winters | Feb 4, 2016 | 0

I often informally mentor young women who might come to me to ask, “what would you do” or “what do...

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We Can’t Talk About That At Work! (Second Edition)

Cover of the book We Can't Talk about That at Work (Second Edition) by Mary-Frances Winters and Mareisha N Reese

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