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Scenario

When reclaiming space gets interpreted as aggression

I realized I've been shrinking myself in meetings to make space for men's voices and now when I try to take up normal space everyone acts like I'm being aggressive.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The contrast between accommodating and asserting reveals how others have become accustomed to women's diminished presence as the baseline normal.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Gender inequality — structural analysis?”

Peri

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