By Ashley Simpson — 2021
The founder of Black Girls Breathing set a goal to hit by 2025, here’s how she’s going to do it.
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Self-doubt and imposter syndrome permeate the workplace, but women, especially women of colour, are particularly likely to experience it. Why is this—and how can it be changed?
“Imposter syndrome,” or doubting your abilities and feeling like a fraud at work, is a diagnosis often given to women. But the fact that it’s considered a diagnosis at all is problematic.
Impostor syndrome is not a unique feeling, but some researchers believe it hits minority groups harder.
"Racial impostor syndrome" is definitely a thing for many people. We hear from biracial and multi-ethnic listeners who connect with feeling "fake" or inauthentic in some part of their racial or ethnic heritage.
They learn to turn their unproductive thoughts into productive ones.