Leaning On Our Academic Shields of Gendered Support

2022 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-57
Author(s):  
Soribel Genao ◽  
Angie Beeman ◽  
Tsedale M. Melaku
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Women Of Color ◽  
White Male ◽  
Academic Departments ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Racial Oppression ◽  
Gender Inequity ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Experiences Of Women

Intersectionality reminds us that women of color face a particular kind of marginalization due to both gendered and racial oppression and underrepresentation. As such, they are more often “presumed incompetent” and may not feel as innately supported in social and professional structures as their white male and female counterparts. Additionally, the silencing effect of being one of very few women of color in academic departments puts us at risk for further marginalization, requiring that we engage in significant invisible labor that is neither recognized nor compensated. Grounded on our intersectionalities, we discuss our respective trajectories within our own fields and research, beginning with research that emphatically perpetuates the cycle of gender inequity in the academy. The discussion is then supported by analyzing the theoretical research on the salience of race, gender, and other axes of identity for the experiences of women of color. As authors, we present these narratives in an attempt to engage with ways of reflexivity that are, especially for women of color in academia, not usually discussed.

scholarly journals Intersectionally Insufficient: A Necessary Expansion of the Social-Structural Lens

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 296-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie E. V. Brown ◽  
Sin-Ning Cindy Liu
Keyword(s):  
Women Of Color ◽  
Original Work ◽  
White Women ◽  
Double Bind ◽  
Minority Status ◽  
Gender Inequity ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Structural ◽  
Perceptions And Expectations ◽  
Experiences Of Women

Miner et al.’s (2018) interpretation of gender inequity in STEM fields as a social-structural problem shifts the onus from “her” as the root of the problem to “us” as a society. However, despite noting the “even bleaker” outlook for women of color early on, the focal article lacks an intersectional focus, ignoring the differential experiences that exist between white women and women of color. Crenshaw's (1991) original work on intersectionality highlighted the fact that the experiences of women of color (WOC) often differ drastically from those of their White counterparts, and the subsequent body of intersectionality literature in a variety of fields reminds us that failing to include an intersectional perspective is an oversight we can no longer afford to make. With this in mind, we highlight the ways in which those at the intersection of both gender and racial minority status face a “double bind” (Malcom & Malcom, 2011), such that they are additionally disadvantaged by society's perceptions and expectations of the behavior of WOC.

scholarly journals Comparative analysis of the performance of highly qualified male and female judokas following the results of the XXXII Summer Olympic Games – 2020

2021 ◽  
pp. 57-66
Author(s):  
Serhii Ilchenko ◽  
Oksana Solodka ◽  
Andrii Fedorishko ◽  
Shandor Kovach ◽  
Olena Kravchenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Analytical Work ◽  
Tactical Training ◽  
Pedagogical Models ◽  
Competitive Activities

According to the results of the analysis of scientific-methodical, special and reference literature (monitoring of Internet sources) it is established, that the issue of analytical and statistical review (comparative analysis) of technical and tactical training of judokas and highly qualified judokas is devoted to the insufficient number of scientific and methodological works, which requires further research and emphasizes the relevance and practical component of the chosen area of scientific research. The main purpose of the study is to conduct a comparative analysis of the technical and tactical arsenal of highly qualified male and female judokas (champions and winners of the XXXII Summer Olympic Games 2020, Tokyo, Japan). In the process of research and analytical work, the following methods of theoretical research were used: axiomatic, idealization, historical and logical, convergence from the specific, formalization (mathematical and statistical), and so on. As a result of the study, members of the research group conducted a comparative analysis of the technical and tactical arsenal of highly qualified male and female judokas (champions and winners of the XXXII Summer Olympic Games 2020, Tokyo, Japan). In order to increase the effectiveness of competitive activities of Ukrainian athletes (men and women) who specialize in judo at different stages of their long-term training, it is advisable to focus the attention of leading coaches on the development of appropriate training programs (pedagogical models) that provide: perfect mastering by Judoists of theoretical aspects of current rules of judo; increasing the number and variety of attacking and defensive techniques; increasing the coefficient of reliability of technical and tactical actions (combinations); development of tactile sensitivity and coordination; formation of high psychophysical readiness for long-term competitive activity (high training loads), etc.

scholarly journals Intersectionality, Identity Politics and Violence Against Women of Color

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw
Keyword(s):  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Identity Politics ◽  
Women Of Color ◽  
White Women ◽  
Racial Violence ◽  
People Of Color ◽  
Racial Stratification ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Experiences Of Women

Identity-based politics has been a source of strength for people of color, gays and lesbians, among others. The problem with identity politics is that it often conflates intra group differences. Exploring the various ways in which race and gender intersect in shaping structural and political aspects of violence against these women, it appears the interests and experiences of women of color are frequently marginalized within both feminist  and antiracist discourses. Both discourses have failed to consider the intersections of racism and patriarchy. However,  the location of women of color at the intersection of race and gender makes our actual experience of domestic violence, rape, and remedial reform quite different from that of white women. Similarly, both feminist and antiracist politics have functioned in tandem to marginalize the issue of violence against women of color. The effort to politicize violence against women will do little to address the experiences of nonwhite women until the ramifications of racial stratification among women are acknowledged. At the same time, the anti-racist agenda will not be furthered by suppressing the reality of intra-racial violence against women of color. The effect of both these marginalizations is that women of color have no ready means to link their experiences with those of other women.

Practicing Liberatory Pedagogy

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dalia Rodriguez ◽  
Afua O. Boahene ◽  
Nicole Gonzales-Howell ◽  
Juliann Anesi
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Predominantly White ◽  
Women Of Color ◽  
Classroom Practice ◽  
White Student ◽  
Student Resistance ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Bell Hooks ◽  
Patricia Williams ◽  
Experiences Of Women

Following the works of Patricia Williams, bell hooks, and other feminist scholars of color, we address what it means for women of color teaching social justice issues in predominantly white classrooms. Very little research has been done to illuminate the challenges women of color face in classrooms and what this means for liberatory practice. We grapples with the question, “What are the particular experiences of women of color from various racial and ethnic backgrounds with white student resistance, specifically in relation to issues of authority?” We also provide recommendations for classroom practice as well as address policy recommendations to structurally support women of color.

THE RESILIENCE OF MINORITY AND FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS: A LOOK AT ETHNICITY AND GENDER

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
LOIS M SHELTON ◽  
MARIA V LUGO
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Social Stratification ◽  
White Male ◽  
Social Resilience ◽  
Female Entrepreneurs ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Marginalized Groups ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Ethnicity And Gender

By exploring the resilience skills of African-American, Hispanic and female entrepreneurs, this study examines entrepreneurs who face great obstacles, but still start more businesses than their White counterparts (Fairlie and Robb, 2009). The experiences of minorities and women lead to the development of risk and protective factors that result in differences in resilience. Here we present a model of resilience informed by the psychology and educational literatures which illustrates how particular experiences of minorities and women enable them to develop higher levels of resilience. In this model, the adaptive cultures of women and minorities equip them to overcome the adversity which arises from their social stratification as marginalized groups. We then test this model using a nationally representative, stratified random sample of 340 Black, Hispanic and White male and female entrepreneurs. The empirical results from two-way ANOVAs, Kruskal-Wallis H tests and multiple regression analysis indicate that Blacks and Hispanics had higher social resilience than White entrepreneurs, and that women had greater self and social resilience than male entrepreneurs.

Writers

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles W. Eagles
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
White Male ◽  
Ninth Grade ◽  
Late Nineteenth Century ◽  
History Textbook ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Black And White ◽  
Late Nineteenth ◽  
Mississippi History ◽  
Tougaloo College

Jim Loewen, a sociologist, and Charles Sallis, a historian, assembled a diverse team of colleagues and students to produce a revisionist ninth-grade Mississippi history textbook. In addition to several disciplines, the group included black and white, male and female, northern and southerner. They drew on earlier tentative interracial contacts led by Ernst Borinski between the black Tougaloo College and the nearby white Millsaps College, both in Jackson, Mississippi. Loewen had published a book on the Mississippi Chinese, and Sallis had written about Mississippi politics in the late nineteenth century.

Second to None

2019 ◽  
pp. 211-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ginny Jones Boss ◽  
Tiffany J. Davis ◽  
Christa J. Porter ◽  
Candace M. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Black Women ◽  
Women Of Color ◽  
Structuration Theory ◽  
Contingent Faculty ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Critical Race Feminism ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Barriers And Opportunities ◽  
Experiences Of Women

The purpose of this chapter is to foreground the experiences of women of Color who serve in full-time, contingent faculty roles and interrogate the policies and practices that present both barriers and opportunities for these faculty members within the academy. Using a conceptual framework of previous literature in combination with critical race feminism and structuration theory, the authors discuss the ways in which identity (race, gender, and age) and position (contingent vs. tenure-track) influence faculty life and teaching. Throughout this discussion, the authors also introduce results from a study they conducted on Black women contingent faculty. The chapter concludes with the authors offering suggestions for institutional policy and practice.

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