My research partner and I have been collaborating for three years and we work well together professionally, but I've realized that I consistently defer to their expertise in ways that might be more about their gender and confidence than actual knowledge differences. I don't know how to bring this up without making things weird between us.
More people experience this than they realize.
Unconscious deference patterns can undermine both individual agency and collaborative potential while remaining invisible to address directly.
“Where Are You with Gender identity — full spectrum?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.