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DPSN: Check your privilege at the door

BY BARBARA PIKE

November 12, 2017

I had an interesting conversation recently with my partner about the areas in our lives we experience privilege, and the areas we don’t.

My partner, who is of Middle Eastern descent, often has a significantly different experience than me (a white New Zealand European woman) when we travel through airports – despite the fact that we both possess a New Zealand passport and citizenship.