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I spent my first summer during Columbia Law School at a firm in Philadelphia described as one of the best places in the city for black lawyers. I believed that if there was any place where I would have an equal chance at opportunities, be treated fairly and succeed, this would be it. There were three black female summer associates out of sixty that year but any time all three of us were in an office talking, one of the partners would knock on the door to see how we were doing.

Susan Nelson shares 3 experiences

Susan, an MBA, worked for a high profile state transportation agency creating and managing IT systems for personnel matters when she got tired of being moved around and working for a micromanager.

I was lucky that I had a good manager

Female African-American Information Technology/Internet Education

People's experience varied depending on where you were in the agency and how enlightened your manager was.