What is anti-Blackness? Have you ever heard of or experienced colourism? How does it impact on Black people, their image and experiences? Join us in discussion with Carole Stewart and Evelyn Mensah.

Evelyn (Evie) Mensah is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Central Middlesex Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust where she is the Clinical Lead for Ophthalmology. Evie is also Co-Lead for the North West London Ophthalmology Clinical Reference Group.

Evie is involved in charity work in West Africa and has developed an innovative diabetic retinopathy management course for West African Ophthalmologists that is underpinned by input from educators at University College London and the West African College of Surgeons. She also runs an innovative Laser simulation course for London Ophthalmology trainees supported by Health Education England.

Evie is part of the senior cohort of the London Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) programme, designed to improve the experiences of ethnic minority staff in the NHS to more equitable levels Evie is also a member of the Medical Workforce Race Equality Standards (MWRES) London Steering Group, designed to develop a collaborative approach to improving the MWRES data for London through the formation of a partnership with NHS England and Improvement, Health Education England and the General Medical Council and including key collaborators.

Carol Stewart is the founder of Abounding Solutions and author of Quietly Visible: Leading With Influence and Impact as an Introverted Woman (listed as one of the 10 best self-development books written by women to read during lockdown by BeYourOwn). She is an Executive, Career and Leadership Coach, specialising in introverted women who are senior leaders. Carol coaches women to lead with confidence, influence, and impact. She also delivers workshops, webinars, and talks on career development, personal development, and leadership development to organisations who want to develop their talent.

She has been the featured expert in Women and Home magazine, Good Housekeeping magazine, the Telegraph, and other media publications. Carol is a 5 times LinkedIn Top Voice UK, including a LinkedIn Top Voice 2022 for gender equity, and has received awards for her work developing women leaders. This includes a We Are The City Rising Star Champion Award, and named one of Britain’s Top 50 Business Advisers by Enterprise Nation.

Carol hosts the Quietly Visible podcast, is a semi regular columnist for the Sheffield Telegraph, and a TEDx speaker. She gives her time to causes that support the next generation, and those that advocate social justice, and gender and racial equality. She is a co-founder of Black Northern Women, which hosts the annual, International Women’s Day event for Black women in the north of England.

Further details can be found at https://aboundingsolutions.com

Links mentioned:
https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2009-00723-007
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1559-1816.2004.tb01991.x
https://www.zionmarketresearch.com/report/skin-lightening-products-market

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