code switching

How Black Women are Rejecting “Code Switching”.

Imagine you’re house hunting and you find a place that looks perfect from the outside, but once you step in, it feels like you have to tiptoe around, afraid to touch anything or truly relax. That’s a bit what it’s been like for Black women in many workplaces, including real estate. They’ve had to adjust how they talk, dress, and even wear their hair to fit into the professional world—a world not always built with them in mind.