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Scenario

How academic partners navigate tokenism and professional identity

My research partner and I are both academics of color studying similar topics, and we keep running into situations where institutions treat us as interchangeable or expect us to represent all perspectives on our subject. We've never talked directly about how this affects our individual careers and our collaboration, but it's creating weird tension between us.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people are experiencing systemic dynamics that are affecting their personal relationship in ways they haven't named.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Cisgender identity examined?”

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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