One colleague and fellow beneficiary of LIS diversity initiatives has created a mentorship group for students of color
Is there a way to make connections with similar groups for technologists of color &c.?
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www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org
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Being a nonwhite librarian playing at whiteness is an isolating and lonely practice
Some cautious parallels to make with gender and disability where race is not part of the identity mix
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those applicants who find success in these diversity programs are those who can successfully replicate necessary whiteness
Small wonder that white women are the primary beneficiaries of affirmative action.
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A genderqueer applicant who has since changed names and gender identities
A good point -- how can applications be open and welcoming to people whose names have changed? Is there a model or the start of one in the attitudes toward women who have professional experience under more than one name, where the name changes are unrelated to gender-based change?
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