Negotiating As A Woman of Color
by Deepa Purushothaman, Deborah M. Kolb,Hannah Riley Bowles, and Valerie Purdie-Greenaway Negotiating on your own behalf is hard, and opportunities to do so aren’t always obvious, especially if you’re not accustomed to feeling empowered. It can also be highly emotional, and you may not even know what your ideal outcome is. Layered on top of these challenges is an American culture that often discourages women — especially women of color (WOC) — from self-advocating, particular