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When workplace equity initiatives center those in power

My department is supposed to be implementing anti-oppression practices but the people with the most power keep framing it as a learning opportunity for everyone instead of acknowledging that some of us have been pointing out these problems for years and getting nowhere.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Institutional change efforts often reproduce existing power dynamics by prioritizing the comfort and learning of those who benefit from current systems.

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