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How workplace groups navigate inclusion when name-focused initiatives create new divisions

Our employee resource group is trying to create name pronunciation resources, but we're discovering that some members feel pressured to participate while others feel excluded from conversations about names that 'sound normal' here, and nobody knows how to address it.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The unintended consequences of well-meaning inclusion efforts that can create pressure to perform difference or highlight who is considered 'normal.'

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Name and identity across cultures?”

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