Uncovering Your Authentic Self at Work

Learn about covering—a strategy through which individuals downplay a known stigmatized identity to blend into the mainstream—and how to build a more authentic workplace.

Introduction

• Covering and your work
• Recovering the ideal of inclusion

1. Understanding Covering

• Defining the four axes of covering
• Examples of covering from culture and history

2. The Negative Effects of Covering

• The incidence of covering at work
• The impact of covering at work
• When covering is perceived as not harmful
• Examples of covering

3. Strategies to Build a More Authentic Workplace

• Diagnosing covering demands
• Engaging in active allyship
• Crafting and sharing your personal story
• Kenji's covering story