Finding empowerment in the book industry with Cynthia Pong

BookNet Canada

Cynthia Pong, feminist career strategist, founder of Embrace Change, and Tech Forum 2020 speaker, joins us this month to talk about the publishing industry’s vertical segregation problem, why stats on diversity haven’t been shifting much, and how we can balance addressing systemic issues with helping individuals to empower themselves. (Find the transcript here: https://www.booknetcanada.ca/blog/2020/2/24/podcast-finding-empowerment-in-the-book-industry-with-cynthia-pong) Links: - Meg Bolger’s definitions of diversity, equity, and inclusion: https://generalassemb.ly/blog/diversity-inclusion-equity-differences-in-meaning/ - Problems with the equity vs. equality graphic you’ve been seeing: https://culturalorganizing.org/the-problem-with-that-equity-vs-equality-graphic/ - Jhaymee Tynan’s commitment to sponsor 100 women of colour by 2030: https://www.forbes.com/sites/ellevate/2020/02/05/why-im-sponsoring-100-women-of-color-in-healthcare-by-2030/#184672083f3f - Wordup Community Bookshop: https://www.wordupbooks.com/ - Cynthia’s workshop at Tech Forum on March 25: https://sched.co/aDhQ