Dear White Women In International Development

You comprise <a href="https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/columns/mycareer-pnd/perceptions-of-diversity-in-the-nonprofit-workplace#:~:text=Today's%20nonprofit%20employees%20are%20approximately,to%2050%20percent%20by%202042." rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">80% of the workforce</a> and while you may be well-meaning and altruistic in your reasons for working in this sector, white privilege and white supremacy has resulted in much harm being done to your Black and Brown colleagues and the Black and Brown people you serve. As a Black woman in the global health sector who has worked side-by-side with white women for 12 years on public health projects across Africa and the Caribbean, I’ve found many white women to be culturally illiterate and oblivious to the social nuances involved when leading non-profit organizations and managing projects targeting Black and Brown people. I am perplexed if you are genuinely unaware of how to meaningfully engage with the Black and Brown people you work with and on behalf of, or if you are just not interested.  <a href="https://medium.com/amplify/dear-white-women-in-international-development-4164f5f219a0">Visit Now</a>