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.
Institutional bias is undermining your partnership while you both stay silent to preserve the relationship.
“Where Are You with Identity and money — what wealth does to selfhood?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.