Personal privilege profile

We designed this tool as part of our Privilege and Power workshop to provide a way for people to understand the privilege and power they may experience in their life. Before we begin, it’s worth noting that there are numerous factors that will impact privilege outside of the twelve we have chosen to include. We hope this serves as a useful guide for your own journey.

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Skin colour.

White

Different shades

Dark

Education.

Post-Secondary

High School

Elementary

Ability.

Able Bodied

Some Disability

Significant Disability

Sexuality.

Heterosexual

Gay Man

Lesbian

Bisexual

Queer

Asexual

Other

Neuro-diversity.

Neuro-typical

Neuro-atypical

Significant Neurodivergence

Mental health.

Robust

Mostly Stable

Vulnerable

Body size.

Slim

Average

Large

Housing.

Homeowner

Renting

Sheltered

Homeless

Wealth.

Rich

Middle Class

Poor

Language.

Native English

Learned English

Non-English Monolingual

Gender.

Cisgender Male

Cisgender Female

Transexual

Intersex

Non-binary

Citizenship.

Citizen

Documented

Undocumented

Your personal privilege profile.

Power is concentrated in the center of this chart, with more marginalised factors on the periphery. A few prompts to consider: Are you surprised by your personal profile? What is your response to how the factors are segmented? Has your privilege profile changed over your life or has it remained static?

If you want to dive deeper into this topic with your company, and explore how these factors impact your workplace, check out our Privilege and Power workshop.

Privilege wheel adapted from Sylvia Duckworth