I first started to see it when I worked in #Medicaid on #compliance side, some women in particular took excessive pleasure & identity being “the policewoman.” At the time was starting to learning the preschool to prison pipeline (but NOT from @AmerAcadPeds)
= scary underpinning
Who polices “the police”?
There are SO many jobs that need to go away
that merely exist cuz someone whips up fear, hatred, disgust
then monetizes it
“Let me police ‘those people’ for you”
while delivering not zero value but NEGATIVE value
Drug testing in welfare compared to opioid crisis is evidence of coded & structural racism.
“White people addicted to drugs are perceived as victims in need of treatment. Black people addicted to drugs are perceived as criminals who are sent to jail.”
In many states the majority of various types of welfare recipients are white. Social safety nets are critical to helping people get back on their feet in some cases and in other cases is just the right thing to do (permanently disabled or other issues).
At any rate, there are some people who live off and make money off of categorizing, judging, excluding, marginalizing, blocking others. With so many needs in the world, to earn a living that way is 😱
There IS valid fraud, abuse, quality work to be done.
There are really amazing professors, inspiring classmates, important skills, stellar alumni network I gain from @mit@MITSloan@Harvard@HarvardChanSPH
I struggle with how to promote needed trust in marginalized communities or general public when above &:
What about #academia, so-called #professionalism, ethics, funding, unchecked COI, shady characters allowed in or allowed to be decision makers in research or departments is trustworthy?
Of course scientists or doctors are not trusted. Have not earned it.
Keep in mind the phrase “shattering” the glass ceiling is a violent phrase associated with riots or “anti-social” activities. #womeninleadership conferences or books don’t prepare you for reality of how perceived/treated when “smashing” the patriarchy, especially as a WOC.
There are two ways past the barrier: 1-align with/serve patriarchy and have the door opened.
= mere optics of change while perpetuating status quo & structural inequity
Or
2-shatter it the glass ceiling. The latter will cause you to be a threat to the system & leadership
On rare occasions, the person opening the door past the barrier is truly seeking progress at scale rather than tokenizing you.
More often than not, your role when on the other side is to be token and sign off on perpetuation of inequity while providing the right look/optics.
“..treated like Cassandra where we get disregarded or sidelined, but our concerns about safety have turned out to be true,” Nehal, the Boston-based pediatrician, added. “There’s no joy in being right. I’d rather see good results that put patient safety first.”
People recommend a variety of strategies for (cyber)stalkers
Personally my fave: overload them with SO MUCH data their systems break down & THEY have a break down 😈
Maybe stop stalking me so your brain won’t have to try to follow mine
cuz, I promise you: you can’t keep up 🏃🏾♀️
Last semester, way I did group work: slow down by 70-80%
(apart from rare times w/ ppl w/ matched pace & skill)
Based on 360 eval feedback to:
slow down so others can keep up
&
lower my standards
Took 3x course load
did 2-3 Zoom at once
& still got all As (except one B+)
Thought experiment:
If I were a cis straight white man with my abilities, would I still be told to lower my standards?
If I were not advocating for system change & equity but if as a WOC I aligned with incentives of patriarchy, would my hard work translate to more rewards?