Female practitioners’ advocacy and activism

This chapter contains case studies that address specific ways to change conversations about inequities in the workplace and in nonprofit work. It discusses the tools that practitioners can use, such as documentation, to shift the narratives they encounter. It argues that strategic communication messages are subtle, such as men making up most of the management structure, or suits and ties being part of the dress code. After interviewing 39 female practitioners of TPC and using content analysis to analyze the data, the authors saw the theme of advocacy and activism emerge. In order to explore women's experiences in the TPC workplace and answer how women enact change and engage in problem-solving, they used qualitative interviews and observations.