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Scenario

When teams mistake individual perspective for universal minority voice

I'm the only person of color on our creative team and when we're developing campaigns, my colleagues keep asking me to speak for 'the minority perspective' as if I represent everyone who isn't white. When I try to explain why that's problematic, they get defensive about trying to be inclusive.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Well-intentioned inclusion efforts can become reductive when they conflate individual experience with group representation.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The minority experience in majority spaces?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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