> "channel your inner middle-aged white man who'd feel entitled to ask for more". (Note that this is a statement said in jest, based on research that men are more likely to ask for raises, and doesn't have any racist undertones)
Here's a heuristic I've found useful -- if you replace the race, age, or sex signifier and it ends up sounding racist, ageist, or sexist, turns out that your original statement is in fact also racist, ageist, or sexist. Frustrating inclusion in an otherwise interesting article.
Here's a heuristic I've found useful -- if you replace the race, age, or sex signifier and it ends up sounding racist, ageist, or sexist, turns out that your original statement is in fact also racist, ageist, or sexist. Frustrating inclusion in an otherwise interesting article.