Microaggressions and microinterventions: Responding to bias

Creating an organizational climate of inclusion is crucial to have a thriving entity. One potential barrier to inclusion are microaggressions. Microaggressions are the everyday uninten­tional messages that target individuals based on some aspect of their identity. It is important to combat these microaggressions by incorporating strategies of intervention. These strategies fall in to one of the 5 Ds (direct, delegate, delay, distract, docu­ment). By addressing microaggressions we can create an envi­ronment where we all thrive.