Black women's leadership experiences: Examining the intersectionality of race and gender

Advances in Developing Human Resources

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 562-581

  Jean Marie, Gaetane ^a   Williams, Vicki A ^a   Sherman, Sheila L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Afrocentric epistemology; Critical race theory; Intersectionality; Leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449718970     PISSN: 15234223     EISSN: 15523055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1523422309351836     Document Type: Article

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