Mentoring, Sexual Harassment, and Black Women Academics

被引:8
作者
Brown, Nadia E. [1 ]
机构
[1] Purdue Univ, Polit Sci & African Amer Studies, W Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
关键词
Mentorship; sexual harassment; race; gender; political science; Black women;
D O I
10.1080/1554477X.2019.1565455
中图分类号
D0 [政治学、政治理论];
学科分类号
0302 ; 030201 ;
摘要
The #MeToo Movement both within academia and popular culture has largely been seen as an issue for white women (and men). While the phrase Me Too was originally coined by Tarana Burke in 2006 to raise public awareness of sexual harassment, violence and assault experienced by women of color, the Movement has largely been whitewashed by primarily depicting victims and survivors as white women. Black women academics, like myself, also experience sexual harassment. By highlighting the ways that race-based sexual harassment further marginalizes already underrepresented groups in political science, I use my personal story to elucidate how a gender-only lens misses the complexities of Black women's experiences with power inequities in academia. Throughout this narrative I underscore the importance of mentorship, professional networks, and the ability to harness scholarship as a vehicle to combat the pervasiveness of sexual harassment, violence, and assault for Black women in political science.
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页码:166 / 173
页数:8
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