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In case you hadn’t noticed, there’s been a recent spate of criticism—you might even call it verbal dumping—aimed at white women as a group. To be specific, it’s aimed at a subset of “privileged white women” who wield their racial and social status like a weapon against people of color going about their day—as if to insist the person is answerable to them—and in doing so earning themselves the viral “Karen” moniker.
Read MoreRight now, in many organizations, even where the embrace of diversity, equity, and inclusion seems most sincere, advocacy can still be a delicate affair, if it’s not delivered in the kind of sanctioned, milquetoast, feel-good packaging we’ve all come to recognize.
It can strike a nerve, for example, if it calls into question the matter of CEO salaries, or impacts to the bottom line, or money from advertising, or corporate donations to political action committees.
The double-helix of fear—of backlash intertwined with fear of backlash—may make itself felt if advocacy pushes too far, in a way that threatens concentrated power, or asks those with power to cede a portion of their holdings, literally or figuratively.
In fact, I’m starting to think that if you don’t sense a touch of fear lurking in the form of defensiveness when you push for change, there might not be real skin in the game.
Read MoreThere’s no historical ban or persecution of straight hair, or those who have it. That’s the hair that’s “just hair”. Not mine. My hair was never just hair.
Read MoreAre you an equality champion responsible for advancing equality in your organization? Have you tried the "gold standard" list of interventions like bias training, leadership training, networking, and resource groups? And are you still finding real progress on key metrics hard to come by?
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