Ciao Bella, It feels so good to say that again. To all my Bella Women — the ones who have walked this journey with me since day one, and those just discovering The Bella Network — I’m writing to you with a full heart and renewed fire. When I started The Bella Network, it was...
Ciao Bella, Take a listen to this podcast featuring co-authors Professor Alexis Smith and Pamela Carlton with Wharton’s Stew Friedman as they discuss their research on the qualities of successful black women in the workplace based of their research project called Making the Invisible Visible. Research on Black Professional Women’s Resiliency to Defy the Odds...
Ciao Bella, Check out this edition of Working Together that featured our Bella Member – Lesley Slaton Brown in February of 2021. At the time of the article Lesley was Chief of Diversity at HP, Inc. In 2023 she joined the National Basketball Association (NBA) as Chief of Diversity. (25) The untapped power of Black...
Ciao Bella, Many articles are focused on how the Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) role and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) roles may be disappearing, but has the wave of workplace DEI initiatives ended and will the blunt of the impact be felt by Black Women? Let’s look at the rise and fall of the CDO...
Ciao Bella, As we watched Megan Markle become Duchess of Sussex we, along with her, saw how as a Black Women she still had to overcome stereotypes. Check out this article from Essence that highlights how Duchess Megan is making her own rules and mastering a new hustle. Black Women from our Hustle to Fighting...
Ciao Bella, Women Empowerment Is A Thing That Really Shouldn’t Exist At All Nashai Catlett Link to original post on Blavity What is your definition of women’s empowerment? The Bella Network’s number one objective is about elevating and empower women of color or more specifically, black women. We don’t throw a lot of social parties,...
Beginners Guide to Settling In and Getting Promoted Summer is here, and you are a few months into your new position after college. You’ve decided that it’s time to work towards a New You! You realized that the real world of being a career woman is quite different than you expected. Maybe you still aren’t quite...
Your Hair In Corporate America, What Your Need To Know! What do you think about the ruling on prohibiting dreadlocks? Did you know that it is LEGAL for companies to refuse employment based on hairstyles? Should hairstyles be protected from bias? In 2010, a company rescinded their offer of employment after a black woman refused...
How to Become Insanely Well Connected Check out the article on How to Become Insanely Well Connected. The article aligns with the preaching and teaching of The Bella Network. http://firstround.com/review/how-to-become-insanely-well-connected/ They offer their seven rules for making memorable connections where your energy is more important than a new idea, referral or introduction: Convey genuine appreciation...
In certain areas of the world women aren’t allowed to get a driving license and to drive a car on their own as their co-aged males. While in other places, most people tend to think that women are somehow dangerous when they drive a car. Finally, there are also places where women have the same...
