To Fight Bias, Consider Highlighting Your Race or Gender
When networking, women and people in racial and ethnic minority groups can benefit from calling out their identity
Katy Milkman is a behavioral scientist and James G. Dinan Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. She is also author of the book How to Change: The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be, host of the podcast Choiceology and co-director of the Behavior Change for Good Initiative. Follow Milkman on Twitter @Katy_Milkman.
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