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Scenario

Why workplace diversity initiatives can become additional unpaid labor

My coworkers assume I am the diversity hire and ask me to plan the cultural celebration events even though I work in finance and have no event planning experience.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Professional roles can be overshadowed by assumptions about cultural expertise, creating extra emotional labor outside job responsibilities.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Pacific gender diversity?”

Peri

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