Miller, Denise A ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9947-0616 (2023) Keynote: Black British Female Managers - the silent catastrophe. In: 4th Edition: Global Congress On GENDER AND SEXUALITY STUDIES. UNSPECIFIED. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

The experiences of Black British female managers who worked for Children and Young People's Services (CYPS) operating in the UK were examined. The following research questions guided this study: How do Black British female managers experience racial microaggressions and how do they cope with it? Purposive and theoretical sampling were used to recruit 10 Black British female managers who worked for CYPS and who had similar demographic characteristics (i.e., racial/ethnic background and managerial experience). Interview transcripts were analyzed using constructivist grounded theory (Charmaz, 2006). Over 200 codes were identified and extracted from individual interview transcripts. Organizing the codes into categories resulted in five themes that highlighted the challenging practices that Black British female managers perceived thwarted their careers (i.e., The Organizational Culture, On the Outside Looking In, Stereotype Threat, Prejudice, Discrimination and Institutional Racism and Espoused Practice vs. Reality), and one theme that described their coping strategies (i.e., The Silent Catastrophe). Although the study is centered on a multisectorial sample, two main conclusions can be drawn from this study. First, gendered racism curtails the career development of Black British female managers in ways that are not experienced by their White counterparts. Second, Black British female managers perceive that their experiences in CYPS is fundamentally negatively disproportionate and aversive. The implication is that CYPS leaders must give racial and gender equality, diversity and inclusion greater priority.

Item Type:	Conference Proceedings
Title of Proceedings:	4th Edition: Global Congress On GENDER AND SEXUALITY STUDIES
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keynote Black British Female Managers
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development > Centre for Inequalities
Related URLs:	Organisation
Last Modified:	07 Jun 2023 15:40
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/41644

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