unique person syndrome | Dr. Debbie Dougherty

Someone I love Told me Climate Change is a Hoax. We Must Confront our Climate Blind Spots

Sometimes, when traveling, you meet the most interesting people. Like, twenty plus years ago, I was on a plane heading to a conference...

Dear Politicians, Another Black Child was Shot in the Head. Now will you step back from the Ledge?

Was Ralph a threat? No. Of course not. So why did this White man shoot Ralph? The most obvious answer is implicit bias. He assumed that

The Age of Feminism (or Should I Say "The Ageism of Feminism"?)

I went to visit my Grandmother last week. She told me that my new book, Sexual Harassment and Organizational Culture, reads like a novel...

Damned if You Do. Damned if You Don't. The Paradox of Femininity

The paradox of femininity makes it impossible for women to be judged as good, or even as good enough.

The Unique Person Syndrome

By Debbie S. Dougherty I am sorry to have to tell you this, but we are not as special as we think we are. The problem isn’t that we think...