Microaggressions are subtle but harmful actions directed at targeted groups. Microaggressions may be verbal, behavioral, or environmental. Those targeted include people of color, females, those with ...

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

Some corporations have come out in support of Black Lives Matter, and they give great detail their support of diversity. However, if we are to address racism in the workplace, we need to discuss ...

About 1 in 5 Americans experience at least one microaggression daily. While not usually overt, microaggressions are subtle acts of racism. And, despite their name, there’s nothing small about their ...

Microaggressions often lead to negative impacts on workplace culture and productivity, but perpetrators and targets can work to repair their relationship — and potentially even strengthen it, ...

“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 ...

You’ve heard the term, but what exactly is a “microaggression”? To formally define it, a microaggression is a comment or action that subtly expresses a bias or prejudiced attitude toward a member of a ...

Bias and prejudice take many forms. Sometimes, they appear obviously calculated to oppress members of marginalized groups and remind them of their “lesser” status. But they can also take more ...

For five years, Margo Gabriel, 34, worked as an administrator for a prestigious university in Boston, where she was the only Black person in her department. Often, when she wore her hair braided or ...

Many Americans have experienced "microaggressions," but not as many know it. Microaggressions are the "constant and continuing reality of slights, insults, invalidations and indignities visited upon ...

Microaggressions are actions that negatively target a marginalized group or individual. A microaggression is a form of discrimination that can be intentional or accidental. People who engage in ...