Dr Zuleyka Zevallos

If the issue was simply building up "confidence" in minorities & White women, inequity would be overcome by now. But the issues persist.

Endless research shows that minorities & White women can be as "confident" as possible but the structural barriers stop them progressing.

Longitudinal research shows individual-level programs (mentoring, bias training) benefit only tiny subgroup of White, middle class women

Why? Because current approaches still put the onus on individual WW & URM with no power to fit themselves into a system made for White men.

E.g. "Bargaining for promotions" training for women teach women to be more masculine (use "I" language rather than "we"!). That's status quo

Treating minorities as White women as the problem is a big part of inequality. And most policies and programs get this wrong.

Presumption is system can stay unperturbed but we just need to hire more minorities & White women & things will improve. Not evidence based.

Did your work fail to recruit women? Does your team employ disabled people in prof roles? Are your teams led by senior Aboriginal people?

And critics of this failure, who point out the systemic organization of injustice are also isolated and individuated. As I know too well.