Black women struggle to find their way in a job world where diversity is under attack

Regina Lawless hit a professional high at 40, becoming the first director of diversity and inclusion for Instagram. While she felt supported in the role, “there wasn’t the willingness for the leaders to take it all the way,” Lawless said. This inspired her venture, Bossy and Blissful, a collective for Black female executives to commiserate and coach each other on how to deal with misogynoir, a specific type of misogyny experienced by Black women, or being the only person of color in the C-suite.