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How to cope when your presence is seen as political

My coworkers assume I got my job through diversity initiatives and I am exhausted from having to prove my competence every single day.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

When your mere existence in a space is viewed as an agenda rather than an achievement, every action becomes a referendum on your right to belong.

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