Angela Bruce-Raeburn
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Opinion: Addressing DEIA myths is critical to global development equity
over 2 years ago // Inclusive development
What can be done in development organizations to embed DEIA despite political headwinds already swaying organizational commitments?
Opinion: Why diversity, equity, and inclusion alone won't dismantle structural racism in globaldev
about 5 years ago // Inclusive development
DEI cannot be relegated to a side strategy that organizations support while maintaining privileged status groups, favoritism, and other inequities. They must build consensus and be crystal clear about what DEI can and can't accomplish.
Opinion: The hustle — white saviors and hashtag activism
over 5 years ago // Inclusive development
Aid organizations: You are on notice. Your black staff can see your complicity and hear your hypocrisy loud and clear, writes Angela Bruce-Raeburn, Africa regional advocacy director at the Global Health Advocacy Incubator, in this guest commentary.
Opinion: International development has a race problem
almost 7 years ago // Inclusive development
It's time for the aid sector to acknowledge that "diversity" isn't as inclusive as it sounds. Global health executive Angela Bruce-Raeburn explains.
Opinion: Systemic racism and sexism undermine efforts to make aid sector safer
over 7 years ago // Inclusive Development
#AidToo and safeguarding. Locally led development. Women's empowerment. None of these industry initiatives will have the outcomes we need unless we become more inclusive, says humanitarian leader Angela Bruce Raeburn.
Opinion: Without systemic change, safeguarding will only keep INGOs safe — not people
almost 8 years ago // #AidToo
Safeguarding policies won't be successful until organizations commit to addressing the long-standing power differential between local staff and expatriates, writes humanitarian expert Angela Bruce-Raeburn.
Opinion: But wait until they see your black face
almost 8 years ago // #GlobalDevWomen
Angela Bruce Raeburn of the Global Health Advocacy Incubator explains what the evidence — and personal experience — reveals about the lack of black women in global development leadership.
Opinion: Why we can't separate sexism from racism in the humanitarian and development sector
almost 8 years ago // Gender balance and diversity
Angela Bruce Raeburn, associate director for Advocacy at the Global Health Advocacy Incubator and former humanitarian advisor for Oxfam, writes on what "doing good" means in the wake of #MeToo.