What is a name microaggression and could you be doing it without knowing?

Fri, 6 Jan 2023 05:17:47 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/what-is-a-name-microaggression-and-could-you-be-doing-it-without-knowing-196272>

"In our recent study of 150 non-English speaking background migrants and
refugees living in Australia, nearly 80% revealed using their birth names in
their CVs led to fewer call-backs or no response at all.

This highlights language-based discrimination, and is an example of “name
microaggressions” – negative assumptions based on ethnic-sounding names.

Our participants said experiencing microaggressions against their birth names
has taken a heavy psychological toll on them."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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