We asked eight professional women in Chicago tech what has helped them overcome fears or doubts that accompany advocating for themselves in a typically male-dominated space. Many of their initial ...

Kristy Lilas is vice president of diversity, inclusion and belonging at GoDaddy. In an era that champions self-advocacy as a pathway to professional success, it is important to recognize that it can ...

Self-advocacy is essential for driving patient-centered insurance practices, despite the burden on cancer patients and caregivers. Prior authorization for cancer care is often unnecessary, causing ...

Learning to be assertive both personally and professionally presents challenges for many in the workforce. In addition, the challenges and obstacles individuals with disabilities often face every day, ...

Even if care teams have all of your information on their end, advocating for yourself is still necessary during cancer treatment. I have follicular lymphoma, a form of blood cancer that is considered ...

We've all done it—stayed silent instead of speaking up, whether it's at work, in our relationships, or even among our friends. We let things slide because we prefer to keep the peace and avoid making ...

When children are young, as parents and caregivers we tend to be their voice. But as our kids grow and have opinions of their own, we make the shift from being their voice to their megaphone to their ...

Speaking up for yourself is not a once-a-year event, only to be brought up during the performance review cycle. As a matter of fact, that is probably the worst time to start talking about your ...

I have been going through a chain of autistic meltdowns recently. I have attempted to take time off work and to rest, but my life is an unending labyrinth of stress and responsibility that I cannot ...

Self-advocacy by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities has become a big part of the disability movement’s approach to this part of our community. Essentially it means that people ...