Fitzrene Headley knows herself
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Top ranked matrimonial finance barrister Fitzrene Headley shares her journey to the English Bar, how she deals with micro-aggressions in and out of the court room and talks honestly about the challenges she has encountered being a black barrister at an overwhelmingly white English Bar. We discuss openly the challenges our profession faces in becoming a diverse, representative profession.   References used in this episode: https://www.vox.com/2015/2/16/8031073/what-are-microaggressions This episode was produced by Jessica van der Meer with help from Naomi Adedokun and Jessica Browne-Swinburne.
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