Collaborative storytelling by Morgan, Kayon

kemorgan5 — 2024-03-26 21:27:26 UTC

Based on a "selected identity" (race, sex, gender, religion etc). what is one of the best experiences you had in an organization?

2024-03-27 00:19:37 UTC

being respected and understood related to my priorities related to work and family.

2024-03-27 00:19:56 UTC

flexible work schedule when my children were very young.

2024-03-27 00:20:21 UTC

Being asked to come share about my culture to different groups/classes on campus. I also won an award for my work in the community on campus.

2024-03-27 00:20:21 UTC

Having my supervisors understand the importance of a work-life balance as a parent and graduate student

2024-03-27 00:20:33 UTC

When I was an Assistant Minister, our congregation volunteered to participate in a antiracism/DEIJ curriculum called: "Building the World We Dream About"

2024-03-27 00:21:38 UTC

Earlier in my career, I worked in real estate development, a very cut throat industry. I had done an innovative project and was asked to present about it at a national conference. As I spoke from the podium, I realized that I was one of maybe on 10 women in a room with hundreds - and I was being listened to and respected.

2024-03-27 00:21:49 UTC

It was both the best and worst experiences: efforts last summer in a volunteer organization where members attempted to design and adopt a position statement that supported gender affirming care. The upside: the strong support for it. The downside: the even stronger voices against, that resulted in the passing of a much watered-down version of the original statement.

kgriffin217 — 2024-03-27 00:22:19 UTC

Having a department chair who respected my boundaries for abstaining from work on Sundays, even in courses I taught as an adjunct.

2024-03-27 00:23:27 UTC

In my organization recently for students, transgender bathrooms

2024-03-27 00:23:34 UTC

If I am being candid, none. In every work environment I have been in, I have always felt a sense of struggle to reach a level to feel an overall comfort; in most of the roles I have held.

2024-03-27 00:26:48 UTC

As the Principal of a public high school, I enjoyed working with a team of dedicated teachers, grassroots support staff, and other passionate school administrators to increase the graduation from 42.3% to 86% over a five year period.