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"How We Speak, How We Think, What We Do: Leading Intersectional Feminist Conversations in Libraries" in Feminists Among Us Resistance and Advocacy in Library Leadership, ed. Shirley Lew and Baharak Yousefi, Library Juice Press, 2017

This chapter is an exploration of the general state of conversations about diversity and inclusion in libraries and the library profession as viewed by the authors. The authors explore strategies for building awareness and being intentional about what we do and don’t do within the library profession related to diversity and inclusion; discuss the importance of contextualizing conversations about diversity, inclusion, and oppression in the workplace; examine issues such as microaggressions and fragility; address how we deal with our own hang ups; discuss the vital importance of self-care and support; and identify suggestions for leading the way forward.