When Black Women Are Laid Off: The Ripple We Can’t Afford to Ignore 1. The Numbers Tell a Stark Story In mid-2025, nearly 300,000 Black women either left or were pushed out of the U.S. workforce within a single quarter—a drop akin to what took over a decade historically for other demographics to experience (Design...
Ciao Bella, Let’s get real—success in corporate spaces and entrepreneurship isn’t just about what’s on your resume. It’s also about learning the unspoken rules—the ones no one tells you, but everyone expects you to know. These invisible expectations can make or break careers, especially for Black women and women of color who are often navigating...
In today’s evolving business landscape, professional women stand at a powerful intersection—leading in boardrooms while daring to explore the boundless realm of entrepreneurship. At The Bella Network, we understand that this path isn’t just about career growth; it’s about claiming your identity, defining your legacy, and making space for your brilliance in rooms where your...
The Bella Network Is Back — Let’s Reconnect With Purpose Ciao Bella, We’re just weeks away from The Bella Network’s official relaunch, and the energy building around this moment is everything we hoped for — and more. But this isn’t just a comeback. It’s a declaration: We are still here. And we are still rising....
Ciao Bella, Let’s talk about something many of us struggle with — especially as high-achieving women navigating corporate pressure, family responsibilities, and community commitments: the pause. You know what I mean. That season where life tells you to slow down — or completely stop.And if you’re anything like me, it doesn’t come easy. When The...
Ciao Bella, Check out this article by Dana Brownlee written in November 2021 that was originally posted in Forbes: Dear Corporate America: Stop Tone Policing Black Women. We Have Every Right To Be Angry. (forbes.com) Dear Corporate America: Stop Tone Policing Black Women. We Have Every Right to Be Angry! One of the big points...
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, 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,...
