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How to handle workplace misgendering from authority figures

I came out as non-binary at work six months ago and my boss still introduces me as 'ladies and gentlemen' in meetings like I don't exist.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Professional survival and authentic selfhood collide when those in power refuse to see you.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Non-binary and genderqueer identity?”

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