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How teams can address exclusion that happens despite good intentions

Our design team talks about creating inclusive products but when we're actually in meetings, the two Black team members rarely speak up and when they do, their ideas get overlooked, and those of us who are white don't know if we should call it out in the moment or handle it differently.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Well-meaning groups often recreate the very dynamics they claim to oppose without systems for recognizing and interrupting these patterns.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Intersectionality in practice?”

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