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Navigating Job Searches as a Queer Individual: Finding Your Fit
June 25, 2024
Looking for a job as a queer person isn’t just about finding any job—it’s about finding a workplace where you can truly be yourself and thrive. As someone who identifies as part of the LGBTQ+ community, I understand firsthand the…
#1 Question to Ask in an Interview: What is your Culture of Learning? A Member of Able’s Team Reflects on Our Learning Culture
April 9, 2024
A recent article from CNBC.com challenges employees to ask their leaders about what kind of “culture of learning” is available to them take advantage of. In this case, a culture of learning is everything from career coaching and development to…
Equal Pay Day
March 12, 2024
It’s Equal Pay Day! As we honor the significance of today, it’s important to recognize its history. In the 1940s while World War II was in full swing, women workers were directly replacing male workers who were drafted to serve…
National Hispanic Heritage Month: Si Se Puede
October 13, 2023
This National Hispanic Heritage Month, National Able Network honors the achievements and contributions Hispanics and Latinos have added to the United States. As a workforce agency, we can’t help but look at the ever-lasting impact Hispanics and Latinos have had…
Women’s Equality Day: A Moment of Celebration & Reflection
August 25, 2023
Women’s Equality Day, celebrated on August 26th, is widely known as the day to honor the certification of the Nineteenth Amendment allowing women the right to vote which was signed in 1920 by U.S. Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby. A…
Equity Blog Series | How to Begin Your Equity Journey
April 29, 2022
When we started on this journey four years ago, I had no idea where the journey would take us. After reviewing the results of our first equity survey, I remember talking to my colleague, Autumn, about what we would do…
Equity Blog Series | Breaking Down Barriers
November 22, 2021
In a hurricane, or any natural disaster, people who can evacuate, do. People who can’t have no choice but to face the impending unknown. These people are then looked down upon and criticized with comments like, “why didn’t you listen…
Equity Blog Series | Start with Leaders
June 1, 2021
In April 2018, I became CEO of National Able Network and I had a long time to think about my priorities. My predecessor, Grace Powers, had announced her retirement almost a full year earlier and prepared me to be her…
Equity Blog Series | On the Journey to Equity
April 30, 2021
Six years ago, I got a chance to work with a leader in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). We were in a group workshop talking about the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI), which measures cross cultural agility on a scale from…
