“Allyship Isn’t a Moment, It’s a Commitment”: Insights from Kim Johnson
“Allyship Isn’t a Moment, It’s a Commitment”: Insights from Kim Johnson June 27, 2025 Written by Dr. Golnaz Golnaraghi, Founder and President of Accelerate Her Future In 2020, companies flooded our feeds with black squares and bold declarations. Orange squares came next. Messages of solidarity rolled out across social media, corporate newsletters, and town halls. […]
How to Be an Ally to Indigenous Colleagues: A Call to Action with Sarah Midanik
How to Be an Ally to Indigenous Colleagues: A Call to Action with Sarah Midanik June 11, 2025 Written by Dr. Golnaz Golnaraghi, Founder and President of Accelerate Her Future What does it really mean to be an ally? It’s a question that too often gets answered with a job title, a social post, or […]
Bring Your Whole Self to Your Life, Not Your Work
The phrase “bring your whole self to work” is often celebrated as a hallmark of progressive workplaces. On the surface, it sounds empowering, an invitation to show up fully, authentically, and unapologetically. But for Indigenous, Black, and racialized women, this idealistic notion often clashes with systemic inequities and cultural realities.
From Career Conversations to Impact: Farzeen Foda’s Vision for Inclusive Career Development
Career conversations, structured, meaningful dialogues between employees and their managers or mentors who share the same work environment, hold the potential to transform lives, particularly for those who have historically been marginalized in workplace advancement.
Not All Allies Are Created Equal with Dr. Barnini Bhattacharyya
Allyship and sponsorship are often spoken about as essential elements for advancing Indigenous, Black, and racialized women in the workplace, but as Dr. Barnini Bhattacharyya, Assistant Professor at Ivey Business School, shared during our recent panel at AHF’s Virtual Summit 2024: Flourish, not all allyship is created equal.
Celebrating Six Cohorts of AHF’s Fellowship Circle: A Journey of Growth, Community, and Bold Career Moves
Discover the impact of Accelerate Her Future’s Fellowship Circle, a 10-week career accelerator designed for Indigenous, Black, and racialized women in Canada pursuing careers in business and STEM. In this blog, we celebrate six cohorts, 305 Fellows, and inspiring career stories from program alumni who are boldly shaping their futures.
Transforming Career Conversations: A Human-Centred Approach with Jenna Tharani
Through her compelling insights shared at the Accelerate Her Future Virtual Summit 2024: Flourish, Jenna invites us to reimagine these conversations as tools for growth and opportunity, especially for Indigenous, Black, and racialized women striving to navigate systemic barriers in the workplace.
Rodmesia Clarke: Transforming Career Conversations into Pathways for Fostering Trust and Growth
At the Accelerate Her Future Virtual Summit 2024: Flourish, Rodmesia Clarke, Director of Asset Management and Governance at Enbridge Gas and a trailblazer in engineering and leadership, brought these themes to life with her wealth of experience and thoughtful insights.
Reimagining Work: Chantaie Allick and the Re-Work Movement
In a world increasingly defined by hustle culture, burnout, and the growing disconnect between work and wellbeing, voices like Chantaie Allick’s are reshaping the conversation.
Cultivating Joy and Flourishing at Work: Insights with Janice Liu
At the Accelerate Her Future Virtual Summit 2024: Flourish, we were honored to have Janice Liu, founder and CEO of The Mantis Group, join the panel titled “New Ways of Being: Cultivating Joy, Creativity, and Flourishing at Work” moderated by Chantaie Allick, along with speakers Prasanna Ranganathan and Ting Ting Pan.