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Scenario

When female colleagues reproduce competitive dynamics

My research partner and I are both women in STEM and we've been collaborating for two years, but I'm starting to realize that in meetings with our (male) supervisor, I consistently defer to her even when I disagree, and I think it's because I've internalized that there can only be 'one' competent woman in the room. We've never talked about gender dynamics or how we navigate them together.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people facing the same systemic barriers are unconsciously enacting those barriers against each other.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Peri

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