Our nonprofit board keeps saying we need younger voices and fresh perspectives but every time a young board member suggests something that challenges how we've always operated, there's this polite resistance that shuts it down. I'm one of the older members and I can feel myself doing it too even though I know better.
More people experience this than they realize.
The gap between stated values and actual behavior creates a performance of inclusion that protects existing power structures.
“Where Are You with Gender identity — full spectrum?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.