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When workplace inclusion feels conditional

My coworkers use they/them pronouns for me sometimes but switch back to she/her when clients are around and I don't know if I should say something or just be grateful for partial acceptance.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A person grapples with compromised recognition of their identity in professional spaces where acceptance depends on external perception.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Gender non-conformity across cultures?”

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