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How intersectional identity complicates workplace belonging

I'm the only Black woman on the executive team and I can't tell if I'm being excluded from informal networks or if I'm being paranoid about every interaction.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Multiple marginalized identities create compound uncertainty about whether exclusion stems from racism, sexism, or legitimate professional differences.

Ideas that help explain it
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