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Any employer or manager who is serious about diversity, equity and inclusion should make understanding microaggressions a priority. The term “microaggressions” was first coined in the 70s by Dr.

“Show me what that weird thing is on your wall.” “Could whoever that is with the kid in the background mute their line?” “Someone’s hair is looking very gray these days.” These are just a few examples ...

A microaggression is a behavior or communication (spoken or unspoken) that feeds into stereotypes and stigmatizations of gender, race, orientation, religion or other marginalized groups.

Microaggressions are harmful. An increasing number of research studies document not only the widespread occurrence of racial microaggressions but also that these experiences are distressing and ...

As a woman and a person of color, I've been on the receiving end of many microaggressions. A Harvard Business Review article said that avoiding committing microaggressions is not enough. "It's not ...

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 ...

In this episode of “Real Talk,” Nicole Fulfree, Megan Monson, Julia E. Sanabria, and Rachel Moseson Dikovics tackle the subject of microaggressions: comments or actions that subtly and often ...

A few months into a construction job, Rob Cintron said he was working on a house with his crew chief and a younger co-worker, who were both white. The crew chief would giggle after repeating an ...

This column originally appeared in The Cohort, Poynter’s newsletter that centers conversations about gender in media. Subscribe here to join the community. You know the feeling: You’re in a meeting — ...

A new study finds that microaggressions aimed at Black women online appear to harm the health of other Black women who see those microaggressions—even though the microaggressions are not aimed at them ...