The Equity Gap
A straight talk podcast focused on infusing a justice lens into the advancement of equity in the world with your host, Shahzia Noorally.
Shahzia Noorally is someone who stays grounded in the possibilities, and her purpose is rooted in influencing a more equitable and just world. She's a diversity and inclusion professional who centers equity deserving people while teaching those in positions of power to use their privilege to advance anti-racist and equitable workplace cultures. She's a proud first generation, Pakistani-Canadian Muslim, a dog mom to a senior rescue dog named Ollie and a late in life diagnosed ADHDer who lives, works and plays in traditional Treaty 7 territory in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
The Equity Gap
Fair and lovely - exploring beauty narratives for women of colour
"So many women have a hard time liking themselves because they don’t see themselves reflected in the norms." - Michelle Obama
In our second episode of Season 2, we explore beauty narratives for women of colour and how a lack of representation leads to idealizing westernized beauty over our own.