Is an American female who self-identifies as Black, whose national origin of birth is the United States of America and ancestors were subjugated and victims of the American slave trade. Although frequently conflated with Black female, there is an important distinction between Black Women and African American Women. Though both groups experience similar or the same aggressions, Black Women may hail from all across the globe. African American Women, the focus of this research are defined as Black women whose current treatment is due to the history of slavery and the view and treatment of African-American women.
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Re-Complicating Intersectionality Considering Differences in Language and Personality Type When Considering Strategies for African American Women's Career Development
Chelesea Lewellen (Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, USA), Jeremy W. Bohonos (SUNY Buffalo State College, USA), Eboni W. Henderson (SUNY Buffalo State College, USA), and Gliset Colón (SUNY Buffalo State College, USA)
Copyright: © 2021
|Pages: 26
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4745-8.ch006
Abstract
The purpose of this chapter is to use mini case studies as a method to explore how diversity in race and gender can affect the work-lives and career trajectories of African American women, and to suggest individual and organizational strategies to facilitate career growth of individuals whose identities intersect with multiple forms of diversity. This chapter will begin with a discussion of Black feminist thought and then proceed to discussions of research regarding African American women in the American workforce, personality type differences and linguistic diversity, and then proceed to a mini case study-based discussion of how these various forms of difference can dynamically interact to form highly nuanced sets of obstacles for African America women and other protected class categories whose identities intersect with one or more intersectional identities. Finally, the authors conclude with a discussion of coping and resistance strategies to improve the career trajectories of African American women.