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How to honor mourning dress codes in professional environments

I am supposed to wear white for a year after my child died, but my job at the bank has a dress code and I cannot explain to HR why this matters without sounding unprofessional.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Workplace cultures can force grieving parents to choose between honoring their child and maintaining their livelihood.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with African grief traditions — communal mourning?”

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