This year, I surveyed just under 150 autistic women about their experiences, traits, and aspirations. What did I find? I found that autistic women are awesome!
We have several unique strengths that would make us valuable employees or professional leaders. …
Oftentimes, autistic people are seen as a liability by our society. With an 85% unemployment rate, we are perceived as a minority that needs to be “fixed” in order to fit into the larger community. But, with the right accommodations …
Picture this: you’re someone with sensory processing difficulties (or perhaps identify as a Highly Sensitive Person [HSP]) stuck in a bustling office, where bright lights and constant noise leave you feeling overwhelmed. You want to seek a rewarding job and …
Below is an article by Morgan Stanley . Go to Morgan Stanley’s company page on PowerToFly to see their open positions and learn more.
Like the community it supports, our networking group for LGBT+ employees and their supporters has come a long …
A whopping 93% of venture capital funding goes to straight, white, men. Which means is very few and far between that an LGBTQ+ founder lands a multi-million dollar round of funding.
When this does happen, we want to champion this and learn from it, so more LGBTQ+ folks can try to replicate it and create …
As a proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community and an employee at Freddie Mac, Colleen Stanton’s creativity and ability to bring her unique self to work every day have helped propel her career. Colleen serves as the operational risk senior …
More Americans than want to admit it have a spending problem, not an income problem. For LGBTQ+ Americans, the opposite is true. Why is this, and what can be done about it?
This is Queer Money episode #488. And today, we’re diving into the incomes and earning potential of LGBTQ+ people and sharing what we …
Below is an article originally written by Candace Whitney-Morris at PowerToFly Partner Microsoft. Go to Microsoft’s page on PowerToFly to see their open positions and learn more.
Susan Betts moved to the United States to follow her career dreams. A …
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can be hard to handle in many workplace situations. Those diagnosed with either disorder [can be] impulsive, inattentive and hard-wired against sitting still; as a result, they [can] struggle with …
Affecting at least 4 percent of the adult population of the US (and, as today’s doctors believe, probably significantly more), attention deficit disorder (also known as ADD) impacts the lives of many professional women. The workplace can be a challenging …
