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How tokenism masquerades as opportunity

My company is asking me to lead a diversity initiative but I am the only Jewish person on the team and they seem to think that makes me qualified to speak for all marginalized groups.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You are being positioned as a representative for experiences beyond your own while your specific identity remains invisible.

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