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Showing 1 to 20 of 120 for “"Women of Color"”.
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Women of Color Collectives in Doctoral Education: How Women of Color Doctoral Students Thrive Together
<p>Women of Color have a variety of experiences within academia, many of which are marred by the interstices of racism, classism, sexism, and the hetero patriarchy that upholds the structure of white supremacy in higher education (Gay, 2004; Peña, 2022). However, there is a legacy of Women of Color …
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Predictors of burnout for women of color therapists
The purpose of this study is to address the unique experiences of workplace burnout for women of color who are therapists. There is limited research conducted that addresses the interplay between racial discrimination and the experience of burnout for this population. Historically, women of color …
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Coping Methods of College Women of Color Facing Discrimination
… impact on the psychological and physical health of women of color. Female college students of color specifically have shown to experience microaggressions in the college setting. Researchers have documented that certain coping strategies can protect against the negative effects of racism. This …
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Perceived Health Risks of Vaginal Douching Among Women of Color
The practice of vaginal douching has been linked to harmful reproductive effects. This research includes primary data analysis examining the douching frequency of young, non-White women at a large Midwestern university. This douching frequency is examined in detail in order to determine how it …
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Navigating Power and Politics: Women of Color Senior Leaders in Academe
The purpose of this study was to understand how women of color who are at the senior level of academe continue to advance while navigating and maneuvering through power and politics encountered in the organizational system. Although we know that there are few women of color at the senior level of …
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The Narrative Journeys of Women of Color High-level Educational Leaders
… their numbers are growing in the field of education, women of color are highly underrepresented in high-level leadership positions such as superintendent of schools. The purpose of this narrative research study was to explore the experiences, facilitators, and barriers of 20 women of …
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Memory at work : domestic archives in documentary poetry by women of color
Because documentary poetry is often considered public-facing poetry about public concerns, its representation of domesticity is rarely studied. Arguing that documentary poetry helps poets localize censored historical events, I consider seven female poets of color whose documentary poetry projects …
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A Narrative Inquiry of Early-Career Women of Color in Student Affairs
<p>At the time of this study, data revealed student affairs professionals were exiting the profession at high rates (Chamberlain et al., 2022). This rate was higher among new student affairs professionals (Buchanan & Shupp, 2015). Professionals in the field face common challenges including low job …
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A qualitative exploration of women-of-color professional academic advisors' perceptions and experiences
… higher education institutions and research, Women-of-Color’s (WOC) professional experiences have become more visible. Yet, the lived experiences of WOC professional academic advisors working in colleges and universities are missing from the literature. WOC advisors are vital to student …
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California Elected City Council Women of Color: Building a Collaborative Vision With Inclusive Voice
<p>Following the U.S. presidential race of 2016, large numbers of women—particularly women of color—made the decision to run for political office for the first time at both the national and local levels. It is imperative that these women’s campaigns and victories are studied as a means to resist …
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Nonprofit Hiring and Retention Practices and the Representation of Women of Color in Museum Leadership
… studies capstone project centers on the nonprofit hiring and retention practices with an emphasis on the lack of representation of women of color in museum leadership. The literature review encompasses peer-reviewed literature on nonprofit leadership and management and peer-reviewed literature …
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Screens and stereotypes: The transmission of images of women of color on Twitter and television
<p>For decades African-American women and Latinas have lamented the abundance of negative and unrealistic images of them reflected on television. Such images appear to be pervasive today on reality television shows, the most popular television show genre, where many historic negative stereotypes of …
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The Engineering Identity Development of Department of the Air Force Women of Color Developmental Engineers
… Council (2010) reports that minorities and women are consistently overlooked as a critical source of STEM talent and expertise, and are a segment of the population that must be sought after if the U.S. is to meet the educational, industry and military demands of tomorrow. These three …
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Belonging Is Resistance: Illuminating the Power of Women of Color Mid-Level Administrators in Higher Education
… a mechanism through which the dominant norms of society are challenged in the name of social justice. White supremacy, heteropatriarchy, and neoliberalism make it difficult for institutions of higher education to increase diversity, advance equity, and prioritize inclusion. Although these …
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Las curanderas de la herida abierta: how online communities of women of color are challenging coloniality
<p>Using Facebook and Instagram pages, women of color create virtual communities for epistemological transformations and community healing. In this thesis, I show that online communities of women of color constitute a decolonial feminist virtual space that serves as a site of knowledge production. …
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Perceptions of Fidelity and Adaptation in Evidence-Informed Interventions by Women of Color Sexuality Health Educators
… needs in the dissemination and implementation of comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) programming. However, there is a lack of understanding of how, why and when SHEs make such adaptations. Success or failure of the transfer of prevention technology to practitioners occurs by determining …
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Forging Our Path: Exploring Career Mobility Among Women of Color in Collegiate Higher-Level Leadership Positions
Although women have surpassed men in obtaining advanced degrees at all levels they continue to be underrepresented in the highest-level positions across industries. Gender has placed women at a professional disadvantage and adding the intersectionality of racial and ethnic identity along with other …
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Women of Color in K-12 Educational Leadership Pursuing Higher-Level District Advancement in Public Education
… that may contribute to barriers for Women of Color who have already acquired mid-level leadership positions and are seeking opportunities to acquire positions deemed as senior district-level positions. This qualitative case study was explored through the lens of feminist …
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