The Journey to Shaping Our Own Future

🧘‍♀️ Zen Note

Recent news has highlighted the early life crisis faced by Gen Z members, mainly due to the challenging experiences and workplace expectations mounted on us by employers who have already dismissed us as a difficult generation to work with. Growing up in a hyper-connected world that questions your identity, coupled with the uncertainties surrounding our career prospects and the immense pressure to succeed, can foster feelings of inadequacy. In addition, the difficulties we face while working with employers who lack inclusivity or fail to recognise the value of our contributions can exert a significant mental strain, thereby triggering a crisis.

In this situation, there’s more than meets the eye. Gen Z is not only criticised for establishing boundaries but also for striving for a harmonious work-life balance. In response to the ongoing debate between the younger and older generations in the workforce, I wonder whether it’s not the older generation that’s difficult to work for since requesting time off or seeking fair compensation, for example, should not be a call for alarm.

- Edisana Stephen, Newsletter Editor

🥳 Z Brand Spotlight

ATTO TETTEH is an African luxury streetwear brand from Ghana founded by George Tetteh in 2014. Recognised as one of Ghana’s premier men’s clothing brands, Atto Tetteh is known for combining components of street wear to create high-fashion outfits for the contemporary man. Despite the fact that the brand is primarily a menswear company, it does dabble in a few pieces for ladies, choosing high-quality materials to fit today’s trendy lady.

The ATTO TETTEH team collaborates to guarantee that every artwork made tells a story. The core mission of the brand is to create and embrace cultural tales through designs that celebrates the ATTO TETTEH man and woman.

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🔥 Hot Topics

• Calls for unity dominate 60th Africa Day celebrations. (via ABC News)

• Global shocks have put Africa’s resilient entrepreneurial spirit to the test. (via Financial Times)

• Tinder’s new future of dating report shows that Gen Zs will have better marriages than older generations. (via News Australia)

• Social media’s ‘flex culture’ is driving Gen Zs and millennials into debt. (via Essence)

• Gen Z Hollywood makes this year’s Cannes Festival a family affair. (via Wall Street Journal)

• Tips on how LGBTQ+ Gen Z graduates can find an inclusive employer. (via Pink News)

• How Gen Z influencers can utilise the power of AI to be more efficient. (via YR Media)

• The latest TikTok trend shows Gen Z males ditching skinny jeans and opting for baggier fits. (via Robb Report)

💡 Z-Lang

NPC - is an acronym that stands for Non-Playable Character. It is used to describe someone who is incapable of independent thought and will most likely agree with popular opinion without question.

😮‍💨 Weekenda

• Queen Charlotte: ‘Before the Bridgertons, came the love story that changed the ton…’, a book by Julia Quinn & Shonda Rhimes

Before Bridgerton, there was this poignant, historical romantic fiction. Read the story inspired by the Netflix series.

•  XO, Kitty, a Netflix series

Those that prefer to watch the shows than read the books will enjoy this rom-com, coming-of-age spin-off from the bestseller ‘To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.’

• In Relation to Light, an exhibition by Michael Badger at The Mix Design hub

Consider what it means to express one’s true self through digitally illumined surrealist portraits.

• 50th anniversary of hip-hop, an event at Alley Bar, Accra

Travel back half a century of the monumentally iconic genre.

• Mass Country, a posthumous album by AKA

AKA himself called this Maskandi mixtape-ish medley ‘an album that has the undercurrent of super South African country music.

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