White Women: How We Are Perpetuating White Supremacy at Work

<p>Asthe Chief of Staff, I&rsquo;m sitting in a meeting with our leadership team as we debrief about a company policy that negatively impacted an employee who is a Person of Color. We start to go down the path to defend ourselves: We are a&nbsp;<a href="https://bcorporation.net/directory/exygy" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Certified B Corporation</a>, a social impact agency, our mission is to improve lives. We start cherry-picking facts to support our arguments in an effort to show how our decisions are well-intentioned. After all, no organization is perfect, right? We are better than most companies, and look how far we&rsquo;ve come. The excuses are endless.</p> <p>As a white woman, I have the privilege to choose whether to defend the status quo, and myself, or validate this employee&rsquo;s experience and admit that our best efforts hurt someone. My unearned trust and whiteness are all too powerful in this moment of conflict. My ability to sway this group in itself is a byproduct of racism.</p> <p><a href="https://bthechange.com/white-women-how-we-are-perpetuating-white-supremacy-at-work-b1a09cefc7e8"><strong>Website</strong></a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>