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The Cost of Invisible Labour: Why Emotional Tax Is Holding Us Back.

“Emotional labour shouldn’t be the silent tax on your leadership. When we honour care as currency, we build organisations that can truly evolve.”

You’re mentoring junior staff. Educating colleagues on bias. Sitting on the diversity panel. All while delivering KPIs. Sound familiar? For women of colour, this unpaid emotional and cultural labour is a daily reality and it’s rarely acknowledged as leadership.

The modern workplace often frames this contribution as “extra” or “nice to have,” yet research shows it is essential to the social cohesion and ethical integrity of organisations. But at what cost?

Sonia Brown MBE

27 days ago

After the Collapse: Can AI Fix a Broken Education System Without Losing Its Soul?

"AI can deliver the curriculum, but it takes a woman with lived wisdom to turn it into learning that lasts. In a world hungry for connection, she is the bridge between what we teach and who we become."

The COVID-19 pandemic didn’t just disrupt education it exposed every crack in the system. From infrastructure gaps to digital exclusion, millions of students were left behind while teachers scrambled to adapt. And now, AI is being positioned as the solution to everything. Personalised learning, automated grading, real-time feedback, but we must ask who is steering this transformation and what values are guiding it?

AI in education promises scale and efficiency, but without diverse leadership and inclusive design, it risks reproducing the same inequities that have always existed this time at lightning speed. Post-pandemic, learners and educators alike are seeking not just technology, but trust, connection and support.

From Classrooms to Learning Ecosystems: Why AI Alone Isn’t the Answer!

"AI can deliver the lesson, but it takes a woman with lived experience to make it land! In the wake of systems that failed our children, it’s not just tech we need it’s leadership rooted in empathy, equity and evolution."

Teaching as we know it is changing and so is the role of the teacher. AI tutors, adaptive learning platforms and virtual classrooms are now woven into the educational landscape. They offer speed, scale and personalised content but they’re missing one essential ingredient, human connection.

And we’ve already seen the cost of that.