Assistant Professor Summer Jackson shares practical strategies for recognizing, addressing, and overcoming workplace microaggressions to foster a resilient and inclusive organizational culture.

The term “microaggression” is trending. Inherent in its meaning are the seemingly “little” things forced onto marginalized groups. While most often associated with people of color, women, young people ...

The sixth annual Administrative Professionals Network (Virtual) Conference will be held Wednesday, April 21. Heather Burton, senior director for faculty and institutional diversity, will present ...

Marginalized communities contend with subtle, nearly imperceptible, yet deeply wounding microaggressions in professional spaces, at leisure and while going about their daily lives. Whether heard, seen ...

Many microaggressions are subtle, but they can still harm marginalized employees and create a toxic work culture. Over the past few decades, companies have taken significant steps to improve workplace ...

Microaggressions…you've probably heard the term floating around, but what exactly are they? To put it simply, they are those small, often subtle insults that can leave people feeling devalued or ...

Employers have done a moderately good job of addressing some of the larger, more glaring DEI issues facing their companies. But what about the ones that are less obvious? Processing Content A recent ...

The concept of "microaggressions" has gained traction in recent years, shaping conversations in workplaces, classrooms, and wider social contexts. Initially coined by psychiatrist Chester Pierce in ...

As a pediatric intern, I was on a busy critical care rotation and nervously working through my first set of nights. For weeks, I had been caring for a very sick patient, and had gotten to know the ...

Microaggressions may create a hostile environment for people in historically marginalized groups — especially in the healthcare industry. Microinsults, microassaults, and microinvalidations are the ...

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 ...