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"Coming Out The Kitchen With Our Aprons On": Intersectionality Of African American Athletic Administrators At Division I Hbcus, Margaret Wilkins
"Coming Out The Kitchen With Our Aprons On": Intersectionality Of African American Athletic Administrators At Division I Hbcus, Margaret Wilkins
Health, Exercise, and Sports Sciences ETDs
The lack of women in leadership positions within the domain of athletic administration is a phenomenon that is widely understood (Galloway, 2012). To address the dearth of research in this area, the current study explored the experiences of African American women athletic administrators at Division I HBCUs. The research questions that guided this study were: 1) What are the experiences of African-American women athletic administrators at Division I HBCUs?; 2) What are the factors that impact the experiences of Division I HBCU African- American women athletic administrators? This study was informed by intersectionality and utilized a qualitative narrative approach to …
A Phenomenological Study On Career Ascension And Advancement Of African American Women In Senior Academic Leadership At Historically Black Colleges And Universities, Meka Francis
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation
The U. S. Department of Labor Statistics (2018) reported that there were more than 10 million (53%) African American women in the civilian labor force. However, there is a growing concern of African-American women who are underrepresented in higher educational leadership. There are only few studies that focus on the barriers and challenges that African American women encounter. These barriers prevent them from advancing and ascending in positions of higher education leadership. This phenomenological study explored their perceived personal and professional challenges regarding race and gender, as well as highlighted strategies, employed by African-American women in senior academic leadership positions, …
Eat Glass And Walk On Fire, While Managing A Pandemic: A Narrative Study Of African American Women Who Serve As Chief Housing Officers, Valronica Marie Scales
Eat Glass And Walk On Fire, While Managing A Pandemic: A Narrative Study Of African American Women Who Serve As Chief Housing Officers, Valronica Marie Scales
Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations
Creating uncertainty and stress, the COVID-19 pandemic and increased attention on racial relations, drastically changed how higher education and student affairs operated. For African American women, combatting racism and sexism has always been a daily occurrence in their professional and personal life but the pandemic heightened the challenges African American women had to overcome. This narrative inquiry study explored the lived experiences of African American women who were serving as Chief Housing Officers at Predominately White Institutions during the first 18-months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings highlight how the intersection of sexism and racism shaped the lived experiences of the …
Workplace Injustice: Catalyzing Organizational Change For African American Women In Academia, Abbie Salcedo, Jeremy Bohonos
Workplace Injustice: Catalyzing Organizational Change For African American Women In Academia, Abbie Salcedo, Jeremy Bohonos
Adult Education Research Conference
Following George Floyd's death, few studies have examined the effectiveness of Diversity and Inclusion programs. This article will examine the impact of racial workplace injustice among African American women faculty.