Microaggression/Disoreintation What makes a person who they are? Is it a collection of the clothes they wear, the way they treat people, what cereal they eat, and the kind of choices they make? Or is it something deeper? Is a person a reflection of their culture and community, a simp...
Is it Racist? Addressing Racial Microaggressions in Counselor Trainingcounselor educationmicroaggressionsmulticultural counselor trainingracial biasracismThis article describes a series of activities for educating counselors regarding a form of racism dubbed racial microaggressions. Meaning and impact of micro...
An inquisitive question creates an opportunity for dialogue so everyone can discover the intent of the remark. It also creates space for team member B to evaluate the impact it had on them. They can then share their thoughts about what happened along with any other related questions...
That being said, it’s human to make mistakes. Our perspectives are limited, and it’s natural not to understand how every other community experiences the world. What matters most is how we choose to respond once we’re made aware of our biases and the ways they manifest themselves as ...
Translation: What you’re saying is “you’re not like the Black people I’ve seen on TV!” Or, seeing a Black person as, well, a Black person would somehow be less desirable to both of you. It really begs the question: So how do you see me? And Why?
But the insidious, unintentional microaggressions delivered by people who experience themselves as good, moral, decent individuals is more difficult to deal with because I’m thrown into a situation where I’m trying to determine, did what I think they meant really happen? Is it that I’m ov...
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Hostile sexism is what most people perceive as sexism today as it seems sexism is occurring more and more often and is, notably, more vulgar. It is the notion that women are inferior or not as worthy; a belief that males are intrinsically superior. For many years women have been degraded...
Educate employees on the issue of microaggressions and discrimination in the workplace. Your employees may not even know that what they’re saying is an issue, so providing informative and educational material is a must when it comes to diversity and workplace microaggression training. ...
What You Can Do Instead:Micro-inclusions In the coming weeks we will be sharing quick impactful interventions – micro inclusions – that you can use to become a better colleague. Eliminating slights in the workplace is the most minimal action you can take to remove obstacles to a level playi...