What race does at work.And what we can do about it.
I ran human resources for a local government before researching organizations. In France and Quebec, I measure the barriers that hold racialized people back, and I equip those who want to remove them: leadership teams and professionals alike.
I was an HR director.
Twenty years in the French civil service, four of them heading HR for a city: I know where the decisions that block, or unblock, a career are made.
I bring data, not impressions.
Two master's degrees, a doctorate under way, twelve publications, two funded studies, a talk at the UN. My conclusions can be argued with numbers in hand.
I work on both sides.
Of the Atlantic, between France, Guadeloupe and Quebec. And of the table: the organizations that decide, and the racialized people moving up.
Numbers, an insider's reading, a plan that holds.
Never a diagnosis without indicators you can track yourself.
A reading by someone who has held the job.
A 90-day plan, not an annual report.
01
Race and access to leadership roles
Who gets in, who is kept at a distance, and through which mechanisms. France – Quebec comparative data.
02
Public service and equity policy
What equity plans and new public management are worth once you look at the numbers.
03
Subtle exclusion, microaggressions and mental health
What small exclusions do to health and careers, and how to prevent them. Award-winning topic, CRHA Congress 2025.
04
Immigration, entrepreneurship and inclusion
Immigrant and minority women in employment and entrepreneurship; entrepreneurs with disabilities.
In 2014 I became HR director of a city in Guadeloupe. I was expected to roll out a scheme; I proposed a process instead: build workplace health with staff, not for them. Three years later the French Senate gave us the Territoria Prize. What I kept: nothing lasting is done against people. That is true of prevention. It is true of equity.
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25+
talks and papers since 2023
12
publications
2
funded action-research projects (Health Canada, OPHQ)
6
countries, four continents
Seen and heard in: La Presse Canadienne · La Gazette des communes · Le Journal de Mayotte · Mayotte Hebdo · ULaval Nouvelles · Quartier Libre · Profil gestionnaire podcast
Talks, workshops and training: UN (CSW67) · HEC Montréal · Université de Montréal · UQAM · University of Ottawa · University of Cape Town · CNFPT · LERA · CIRA · Acfas · Ordre des CRHA · CIEE · Diasprof 237 · Cégep Garneau
« Vous avez mis des mots sur mes maux. »
« Merci infiniment Lydie pour cette formation inspirante et tellement enrichissante, qui a profondément résonné en chacune de nous. »
Des racines et des rêves
A film about Black women and the Quebec labour market. What happens when the woman who holds everything together wants to lead, not just carry?
I don't ask whether they have potential. I ask where they were placed, and who decided.
Read my manifesto →Chapter published: Innovation collaborative pour la santé au travail, le modèle de la Ville de Lamentin (PUQ, 2026).
Fall 2026: thesis defence and documentary release.
2027: book release.