{"id":14034,"date":"2025-03-19T16:18:39","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/?p=14034"},"modified":"2025-03-19T16:26:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:26:01","slug":"workplace-microaggressions-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/workplace-microaggressions-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Microaggressions Against Women at Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NLQfEhTK5cI?si=Lj4uMgEdYIf9mX0y\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ever been told you\u2019re \u201ctoo emotional\u201d at work or had your ideas ignored until a male colleague repeated them? 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