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The Problem with the 'jUsT wOrK HaRd' Rhetoric: Meritocracy, Celebrity Opinions & Individualism

To My Sisters

To My Sisters

Relationships, Society & Culture, Education, Self-improvement

4.9918 Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2022

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Working hard or hardly working? Is hard work the reason why some of the sisters in our community are not successful? Should influencers and celebrities be at the centre of these conversations? Is meritocracy a myth? In today’s episode, your online sisters weigh in on the reality of ‘pulling yourself up by your bootstraps’ and navigating a world that isn’t always set up for your success…

Join the sisterhood and the conversation @tomysisterhood #tomysisters


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0:00.0

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0:11.1

Not a care in the world as you simply lean back, and before you know it, you're there.

0:16.8

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0:20.5

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0:22.2

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0:23.8

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0:25.6

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0:28.9

Forward slash plan.

0:32.3

This episode is brought to you by NHS blood and transplant.

0:36.2

Okay, so September was a busy month.

0:38.6

I'm sure your diaries were pretty full.

0:40.7

We've been in the middle of travelling, speaking, working and a whole bunch of bits and pieces.

0:46.2

But did you know that it was Sickle Cell Awareness Month?

0:49.0

There's a reason why this really matters to us and potentially for you as well.

0:53.3

But first, let's just explain what it

0:55.3

means for patients with sickle cell, for those who might not be sure. It's a serious lifelong condition

1:00.7

caused by unusually shaped red blood cells. It can be severely painful and life limiting. But well-matched

1:06.8

blood from a donor helps patients to live life to the full. So why does this matter to us so much?

1:12.5

There is currently a real need in the UK for people of Black Heritage to give blood regularly

1:17.6

to help treat Black patients with sickle cell. Sickle cell can affect anyone but is more common in

1:23.2

people of Black Heritage and is the fastest growing inherited blood disorder in the UK. We urgently need

1:29.3

new donors of Black Heritage to help fight sickle cell and regularly give blood to help save and

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