As a Latina, Belén Preciado never saw anything wrong with her eyebrows. The 15-year-old described them as “very bushy and thick eyebrows, you know.” “I’m like, very hairy from my parents,” said ...

Here are five learnings from science that should help us understand the nature and impact of microaggressions at work that will improve our ability to deal with them. From a functional or ...

As a trans person, I knew it would be difficult to work a corporate job. I decided to freelance. But when I wanted to buy a house, I needed to get a salaried job, so I joined a company full time. I ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Microaggressions are negative slights based on someone’s marginalized status in society. Leaving ...

In a previous post, I indicated that most well-intentioned White Americans have inherited the racial biases of their forebears; that the most harmful forms remain outside the level of conscious ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Female physicians experience more microaggressions from patients than male physicians, which can influence job ...

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 ...

The research is clear: Diverse companies are likely to outperform less diverse peers on profitability. Yet progress is slow, and gaps are widening between companies that embrace diversity, equity, 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 ...

In this episode of Life Hacks, Tamika Smith, a community health advocate, talks about the microaggressions she faced during her journey to being diagnosed with endometriosis in 2019 and lupus in 2020 ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sally Percy is a U.K-based leadership and management journalist. Microaggressions are subtle, everyday slights – both intentional ...