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PSA SEED IDEA #1:
“Debunking the Myth that Asian Women Leaders Have Nothing to Complain About”

1. Considered a “model minority” with nothing to complain about, Asian women are often invisible, overlooked, and under-rewarded at work, despite being subject to widespread gender and ethnic bias.

2. It doesn’t help that a traditional Asian upbringing drives us to be perfect, to conform, and to be subservient, soft-spoken introverts in a modern Western world that idealizes extroverts. But it is twice as tough on girls. Over 95 percent of my clients suffer anxiety and struggle because their family socialization directly conflicts with what is expected and needed of them at work. And at work, being a member of a “model minority” working hard to move up can actually work AGAINST us because, off the record, firms no longer consider us as “underserved” as other minorities.

3. But in fact, you ARE underserved if, as an Asian woman, you are being talked over at meetings, unrecognized for your contributions, underpaid, overlooked for promotion, or subject to microaggressions or harassment. In addition to these acts of unconscious bias, you ARE ALSO underserved because you are at a cultural disadvantage. If, as an Asian woman, you are stymied in getting ahead, effectively leading your team, or meeting work expectations; or if you feel you are not expressing your full potential, and making the maximum contribution and impact, then you, your firm and stakeholders ARE ALSO underserved because they are not getting THE BEST OF YOU and the MAXIMUM IMPACT you could contribute.

4. Zoe, my Asian client, knew she was not fully satisfied in her manager position but not sure why. The work was not all she hoped it would be; she saw coworkers getting plum assignments instead of her; she was not sure how management viewed or valued her contribution; and her boss’ boss had an unsettling habit of making comments about her being Asian. No wonder she felt less than confident at work! Working together in a coaching partnership, we built trust through our conversations full of honesty, empathy, and courage. We moved Zoe forward to GET CLEAR about what she valued, wanted and needed, and the kind of leader she wanted and needed to be; PRACTICED new skills like how to communicate with her management better; and we co-designed an ACTION PLAN to ACCOMPLISH her desired GOALS. It was a rich journey that saw Zoe’s hard work rewarded with a promotion into the area she most wanted; and most importantly, a solid foundation of confidence that will take her anywhere she wants to go, because she now knows WHO SHE REALLY IS.

5. Are you also feeling discounted and stuck? If you’d like to get out of the weeds and GET CLEAR, CONFIDENT, COMMITTED and MOVE TOWARD the RESULTS that matter to you, let’s have a talk. Happy to help. Powertthequeen.com/contact-2