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Dec 2020
47m 55s

Brave New Work 55. Gaslighting and Other...

Rodney Evans and Sam Spurlin
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When we begin to reckon with inequality in the workplace, a useful place to start is the concept of "epistemic injustice"—what we know, how we know, and who gets to decide and influence our reality. This concept goes deeper than simply who is in the room. This is about the stories we bring with us, the ones we build together, and how bias and representation ... Show More
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