Periagoge
Scenario

When academic collaborations reflect broader inequities

My research partner and I are both grad students but he's a white man and I'm a Black woman, and our advisor consistently gives him more credit for our collaborative work. We haven't talked about it because we're friends, but it's affecting my career and our partnership.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Institutional bias is undermining your partnership while you both stay silent to preserve the relationship.

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 Identity and money — what wealth does to selfhood?”

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.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.