Ctrl+Shift sat down with Jenny Garrett OBE to talk about the pressures of being a woman of colour (WOC) in a white-dominated workplace - and how to navigate it.
Working women from Australia to Asia have convinced themselves that hard work means pushing through overload until they hit a wall. We get to the bottom of why we’ve mistaken exhaustion for ambition, the role workplaces play in fueling that confusion, and how to practice real resilience.
We’re constantly told to do what we love, but turning a passion into a profession can take a huge toll. From the loss of joy to mental exhaustion, pursuing an interest can sometimes leave you more burned out than fulfilled.
Women on TikTok are "emailing like men" -less hedging, less apologising, less shrinking. But why do we do it in the first place, and how can we simplify our digital communications entirely?
