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Navigating white academe during crisis: The impact of COVID‐19 and racial violence on women of color professionals

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  • Tsedale M. Melaku
  • Angie Beeman

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Scholars have shown that women of color experience racial and gender aggressions in different workplaces but strategically in predominantly white institutions. This article explores how women of color professionals in academic institutions perceive their experiences during this time of multiple pandemics induced by COVID‐19 and racial violence. By examining research on women of color in academe and other white institutional spaces, we discuss how systemic racism is embedded within organizational practices that sustain racial inequality. Drawing on data from a qualitative online survey of women of color in academe (n = 25), our theoretically grounded research employs Black feminist thought as a methodological practice to examine how COVID‐19 and racial violence have impacted women of color through the continued perpetuation of racial and gender inequities. The findings provide important insights on how institutional responses to public discourses about racism can influence the experiences of women of color and their career trajectories.

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  • Tsedale M. Melaku & Angie Beeman, 2023. "Navigating white academe during crisis: The impact of COVID‐19 and racial violence on women of color professionals," Gender, Work and Organization, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 30(2), pages 673-691, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:gender:v:30:y:2023:i:2:p:673-691
    DOI: 10.1111/gwao.12823
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