Micro-inequities
Apparently small events which are often ephemeral and hard-to-prove, events which are covert, often unintentional, frequently unrecognized by the perpetrator, which occur wherever people are perceived to be different (*Rowe)
Micro-affirmations
Apparently small acts, which are often ephemeral and hard-to-see, events that are public and private, often unconscious but very effective, which occur wherever people wish to help others to succeed (*Rowe)
Microaggressions
Indirect, subtle, or unintentional discrimination against members of a marginalized group
Microassaults
Overt and deliberate, but do not intend to offend
Microinsults
Unintentional discriminatory messages to members of target groups
Microinterventions
Using techniques, often in the moment, like requesting clarification, pretending not to understand, or challenging a stereotype
Microinvalidations
Verbal statements that deny, negate or undermine the realities of members of various target groups
* Rowe, Mary. Micro-affirmations & Micro-inequities. Journal of the International Ombudsman Association, Volume 1, Number 1, March 2008
