Young Black Professional Women - Microaggressions & Workplace Bias

It's writing season. Over the last few months I have been pondering on a piece of research I am really interested in after coming across a number of recurring themes in my practice. The recurring themes are micro-agressions and discriminatory workplace practices and experienced by young black professional women in the workplace. They are ever so subtle you will often miss them, but the objective is to keep them out of "protected" spaces. Of course, this isn't everyone's experience but it is for many. I do feel we are in a really interesting era where some people believe that racism in the workplace no longer exists, when of course it does it's insidious and still lurks in corridors of power and is often hidden behind poor performance reviews and conversations about targets not being met etc. If you blink too fast, you will probably miss what has happened but by then its too late. We are in a confused era with the rise of reform (they have black members too) and other bigoted platforms speaking their truth it's important to discuss and explore the real experiences of young black women in the workplace climbing the career ladder. As they climb there are those who stand at the bottom fervently shaking the ladder until they fall off. I am concious that many black women older women continue to experience disadvantage at work. My focus on young black women is related to these groups of women having exceeded the ambitions of previous generations and have found themselves in spaces where their parents could only ever have dreamed of. So I am looking to hear from you privately if this has been your experience confidentiality to be maintained and upheld. So that we have a little more insight into what is happening and how we can offer support and guidance where we can. My intention is to write a paper on this theme and submit for publication.