Don't Only Break The Ceiling For Yourself, Pay It Forward!: Featuring June Manley

Breaking the ceiling is great, but what else can we be doing to keep the conversation for improvement going? Our guest June Manley says that strives for diversity and equity is not just about you, it’s about who you are bring to the table after.

Growing up a hardworking and ambitious young girl in India, June Manley always strives to exceed expectations. No matter the efforts to place roadblocks in her path, she successfully overcame adversity, but only after recognizing the injustices around her.

This episode, Manley tells us stories from the unfair practices she experiences in early pitching of her company and how that inspired her to create her own independent organization dedicated to championing equal opportunity for all.

June recently led the research on the Tech Industry’s Diversity Hiring Practices that revealed the discrimination factors impeding efforts to build a culture of equality and a diverse workforce.

You can check out F4's research here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SVPMULsF02QVzQZ-3sz6P_C7G1xD4HOg/view

Manley on going beyond breaking the ceiling:
_13:34 “Breaking the ceiling is great, but if you do it for yourself, you're doing it (only) for yourself”

Manley’s advice about mentors and role models:
_17:25 “Be stingy with who you admire. Don't give it out really freely. Give it to the people who deserve it because of who is behind them. It's always easy to look at somebody in the front, but look at somebody who's behind them. Look at who they've brought to the table and that's who deserves your admiration.
And I think if we do that, then a lot of people would want to kind of pay it forward.“

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