Resources

APPENDIX: FURTHER READING

For more insight on the dynamics and patterns of Black women’s professional experiences, check out these other sources:

Reports and Data

Black Women and the Wage Gap (National Partnership for Women and Families)

Black Women’s Wage Gap By the Numbers (LEAN IN)

2018 Women in the Workplace Report (McKinsey & Company)

*includes recommendations for employers to create more inclusive conditions)

Women of Color in the Nonprofit Sector (Race to Lead)

McKinsey & Company Report: Women in the Workplace 2019 (McKinsey & Company)

Black Women Ready to Lead (Center for Talent Innovation)

Articles

How Black Women Describe Navigating Race and Gender in the Workplace (Harvard Business Review)

Support Black Women at Work (FORTUNE)

Valuing Black Women’s Work (Center for American Progress)

Bringing Your Authentic Self to Work as a Black Woman - Unpacked (Black Enterprise)

The Troubling News About Black Women in the Workplace (Forbes)

When Black Women Go From Office Pet to Office Threat (Zora)

Black Women’s Labor Market History Reveals Deep-Seated Race and Gender Discrimination (Economic Policy Institute)

What Does It Look Like to Support Women of Color to Lead? (Non Profit Quarterly)