Supporting Bangladeshis & Pakistanis in the Legal Profession

What I love about the recent report from @Rare………..


*it highlights the ongoing barriers faced by Bangladeshis and Pakistanis working in law

* it’s a first for me! I haven’t seen such a report focusing on Bangladeshi’s and Pakistani’s in law before.  I started as a trainee solicitor in 1998 and am of Bangladeshi heritage. I would have loved to have been able to chat about this report with my manager over my 20+ years in law. I would have been less harsh on myself too 😘

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5 Specific Workplace Challenges for Women of Colour and How to Overcome Them

I started my legal career in 1998 and assumed (as I hadn’t really thought about it and believed what I had lovingly been told growing up) the workplace would be a place where hard work, talent and merit are the sole determinants of success. However, for women of colour (“WOC”), the journey up the corporate ladder involves navigating through a number of obstacles that go beyond the conventional struggles. Today, I want to spend time on the unspoken and explore five specific workplace challenges that women of colour commonly face and how they can overcome them. 

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