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Successful Women: A Racial Comparison Of Variables Contributing To Socialization And Leadership Development, J. Baraka Love
Successful Women: A Racial Comparison Of Variables Contributing To Socialization And Leadership Development, J. Baraka Love
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The purpose of this study was to identify variables that have contributed to the growth and development of successful women and to explore whether those variables were the same for Black and White women by comparing the perceptions and backgrounds of women who have reached top level positions in the fields of education, business, human services, and government.
Data were collected by questionnaires from 547 women respondents out of a sample of 1,500 identified in Who's Who in America (43rd ed., 1985) and Who's Who Among Black Americans (4th ed., 1985). The response rate was 38.4%; 298 (19.9%) were Black …