by Amalia Arredondo, JD | Mar 6, 2019 | Insights
For the past few months a good friend from law school, Emily, has been searching for a new job. She was offered a position as General Counsel with a small but growing marketing firm but nearly declined because the salary offered was quite a bit lower than her stated...
by Dr. Patricia Arredondo | Feb 7, 2019 | Insights
Booker T. Washington, Rosa Parks, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Maya Angelou, Thurgood Marshall, Oprah Winfrey, Angela Davis, Jackie Robinson, Katherine Johnson, Barack Obama, Toni Morrison, Langston Hughes, Paul Robeson, bell hooks, Michelle Obama, Janet Helms, and...
by Amalia Arredondo, JD | Jan 21, 2019 | Insights
As the members of the 116th Congress were sworn in earlier this month, one Representative stood in violation of the 1837 House rule banning head coverings on the house floor. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, a Muslim, is the first Congressional representative to...
by Dr. Patricia Arredondo | Dec 18, 2018 | Insights
Empathy: Expressing understanding, a sense of concern or interest in another person’s situation without needing to have the same feelings they may be experiencing. Have you complained about your supervisor or co-workers to others without sharing the feedback first...
by Dr. Patricia Arredondo | Nov 7, 2018 | Insights
In a training video I used many years ago, an African American man told a group of other men: When I look into the mirror I see my black face. I cannot change this; this is who I am and I go to the workplace every day with this black face. So, often, people cannot see...
by Amalia Arredondo, JD | Oct 17, 2018 | Insights
In the past year, Dr. Patricia Arredondo has posted several blogs on the topics of Gender Microaggressions at Work: The Visible and Invisible (July 2018) Bullying in the Workplace (August 2018) and Historic Pervasiveness of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace (November...