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When speaking up feels like career suicide

I want to report the discriminatory comments my supervisor makes but I am the only person of color in leadership and I am afraid of being labeled a troublemaker.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You are witnessing injustice but your precarious position makes advocacy feel like a threat to your own survival and advancement.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The minority experience in majority spaces?”

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