A LIFE-CENTRED DESIGN LAB TOOL
Privilege Web Tool
A tool to help you know your privileges, how they negatively impact others, and how to turn them into powers to help others.

ABOUT THIS TOOL
The Privilege Web defines key privileges and allows you to mark yourself against each one, and by doing so map the hypothetical size of your privilege in the world.
The Privilege Web is based on the great power literacy work of Maya Goodwill in her Field Guide to Power Literacy. It’s a tool to learn about the different types of privileges by mapping the size of your overall privilege.
This exercise can feel quite confronting and personal for some. People who have used this have felt guilty about how much privilege they have, while others are saddened by how little they have. This is why it’s an important exercise because it helps us think about things that have great impact but are easier not to think about.
The exercise may also be difficult and/or dangerous depending on where you live in the world. For example, one privilege you’ll be asked about is your sexuality and gender, as heterosexual cis people have the most privilege. As a gay man myself, I understand people may not be ready to share this sexuality at this stage in their lives. Also, in some countries, homosexuality, being transgender, etc, is punishable by prison time, social outcasting, and/or death. So if you have to, for any reason, don’t declare that on the tool to maintain your privacy and safety, and you will still be able to see in your mind the privilege difference, and you can keep it to yourself.
WHY THIS TOOL IS IMPORTANT
Privileges are the unearned, identity-based benefits we inherit just by being part of one group and are enjoyed at the expense of others. The more privileged we are, the more unaware we can be, so knowing our place in the world can allow us to use our privileges to help the less privileged and rebalance equity.
The fact that this exercise can be confronting and/or dangerous shows just how much privilege for some can so negatively impact others.
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