POWER TRIPS
Social identity is connected with issues of power and privilege. At some time you may have experienced feeling the power and privilege associated with being a member of a dominant group, or in-group. You may have also felt the powerlessness and disadvantage of being a member of a nondominant group, or out-group. Moreover, membership in a particular identity group may make you part of the in-group in some contexts and part of the out-group in other contexts.
Aspects of your identity that seem insignificant to you may become huge benefits or obstacles when you are working in certain situations or with particular groups.
For example, let's say you are a woman in a primarily female-led organization, with a primarily female clientele, ...
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