"Don't you go to school for free?", "You don't pay taxes!", "Do you live in a teepee?" are things Indigenous students have heard. In some cases, there is widespread agreement on what racism is. For ...
Many acknowledge that there are minor slights that do cumulative harm, but believe there are better ways to address them. Consider an 18-year-old whose great grandparents immigrated from Japan to the ...
In our recent study of 150 non-English speaking background migrants and refugees living in Australia, nearly 80% revealed using their birth names in their CVs led to fewer call-backs or no response at ...
Hundreds of readers graciously responded to my articles “The Rise of Victimhood Culture” and “Why Critics of the ‘Microaggressions’ Framework Are Skeptical.” Starting today, I’ll be sharing their ...
If one were to read much of the psychological literature on microaggressions uncritically, one would come away with the conclusion that they are a serious problem. If so, it is very hard to discern ...
Bullying is sadly a common experience for Australian children and teenagers. It is estimated at least 25% experience bullying at some point in their schooling. The impacts can be far-reaching and ...
According to Pointer, microaggressions are best described as "disrespectful behavior motivated by race and behaviors that devalue any feelings and/or concerns of people of color." Lexico, a dictionary ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 2020 McKinsey survey showed 84% of respondents have experienced workplace microaggressions, with additional ...
I’ve only recently learned what microaggressions are and the impact they have. Now that I know, I can see them happening frequently to my junior colleagues who are minorities and women, particularly ...
Just last week the fourth annual Women in the Workplace report from LeanIn.Org and McKinsey & Co was released, highlighting the gender based microaggressions still faced by women in the 2018 workforce ...