# How to recognize privilege – and uplift those without it

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxSydney
- Speaker: Mariam Veiszadeh
- Year: 2017
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Business and management
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/mariam_veiszadeh_how_to_recognize_privilege_and_uplift_those_without_it)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Depending on your lot in life, you may see the status quo as a result of unearned privilege or a simple reflection of merit. Backed by statistics and personal stories, lawyer Mariam Veiszadeh offers a much-needed perspective check on the quasi-equality touted in business today, calling for real change in workplace diversity and inclusion that routs out biases rather than replicating them.

## Lectures

1. [How to recognize privilege – and uplift those without it](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/mariam_veiszadeh_how_to_recognize_privilege_and_uplift_those_without_it/5a6beb1211d1), 16 min (TED's player)