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- Title
Gender and Ethnicity: The Role of Successful Women in Promoting Equality and Social Change.
- Authors
Ferreira, Raquel Alexandra; Santos, Maria Helena
- Abstract
This article analyzes the experiences and strategies of white and black women in positions of some power, in which they are able to strive to reduce inequalities and promote social change. From a qualitative perspective, this seeks to open the discussions around the possible applications of intersectionality between gender and "race"/ethnicity for studying the "tokenism phenomenon". The results reveal six major themes that demonstrate how, while both white and black women share negative consequences of tokenism, the intersections of gender and "race"/ethnicity create dynamics that make black women's experiences unique. Overall, we may therefore conclude the interviewees represent "agents of change" and deploy their power to promote equality in a variety of ways.
- Subjects
EQUALITY; SOCIAL change; WHITE women; BLACK women; GENDER inequality; ETHNICITY; CHANGE agents
- Publication
Social Sciences (2076-0760), 2022, Vol 11, Issue 7, pN.PAG
- ISSN
2076-0760
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/socsci11070299