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Scenario

When solidarity becomes limiting in professional contexts

My research partner and I are the only two people of color in our academic department and we've been supporting each other but lately I feel like we're being seen as a unit rather than individuals and it's affecting both our careers. We haven't figured out how to address this without seeming like we don't want to work together.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The very support system that provides necessary solidarity can become a constraint when others reduce complex individuals to a single identity category.

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 Bisexual and pansexual identity?”

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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