African American Professional Women Case Study
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Introduction Business owners may have a heightened sense of anxiety akin to fear once a consultant has been called. The business owner may think the consultant is coming to “change things.” These preconceive notions may affect attitudes and behaviors toward the consultant. This also may be typical in this type of situation surrounding the unknown of unknown persons invading their space (Sturdy, 1997). However, the true nature of the consultant is to simply help the business improve the perceived situation by assessing weaknesses, strengths and recommending solutions. Here are the two issues this writer will address that may be cause for concern as a consultant is gender and race. This may compound the already preconceived notions and unprovoked …show more content…
In this essay, the author
- Opines that personal beliefs should not be taken lightly. peter drucker's concepts of handling difficult clients can be the same.
- Opines that the true nature of a consultant is to help the business improve the perceived situation by assessing weaknesses, strengths, and recommending solutions.
- Analyzes how occupational stereotyping and cultural differences impact the gender effect and influence perceived quality of service.
- Explains that there are many reasons why stereotypes exist about african american professional women in the business world.
There are many reasons why Stereotypes exist but the main reason is there are so few historical accounts written about modern African American professional women (Bell, 2004). Literature on slavery and considering the culture today, the media, and rap music, African American professional women are left with only dramatized accounts of their life experiences (Bell, 2004). The fact is there is a nation of people that only know a very small chapter of their lives. Therefore, combating stereotypes, biases, racism, and hatred, is a never ending battle, …show more content…
Despite the legitimate degree, you are seen as the recipients of affirmative action. When this writer read this, the first thought is how would one know? Would someone at your University tell you? How horrifying if it is true. This writer has been praised thus far as being a student from TCSPP and the continuation would be a blessing. Successful African American professional women are arrogant, hard, controlling, self-centered, and uppity (Bell, 2004). Historically African American women have been accused of this by many. What is left out of such accusations is the question, why? Due to the legacy of slavery, African American women have never had the privilege of being submissive, docile, or fragile (Bell, 2004). As a consultant these qualities allow for one to survive in hostile work environment, where they must contend with both racism and sexism (Bell, 2004). As an African American woman these features are rewarding. Being who I am has empowered me to have a sense of pride, self-respect and loyalty. However, trying to balance all these characteristics can be very problematic because I am continually balancing to deflect negative
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- Affirmative Action and Women Advancementopinion essayMany minorities especially women have been subjected to unjust treatment. This has ultimately caused the striving for success to be something that was deemed as unattainable by many; cause of it all – Discrimination. Discrimination can be defined as the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things; particularly on the grounds of race, age, or sex. Discrimination has been around the world since the conception of time, and still handling matters of today discrimination often plays a part. With discrimination being the primary word it is being used based on Affirmative Action and the term “glass-ceiling”.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the eeoc found the need to investigate gender discrimination at publix stores, and eight women filed a lawsuit against the company stating that they were discriminated against because of their sex.
- Analyzes how sheila rose edelmann's experiences led her to believe that there was no such thing as women going into business and getting ahead.
- Explains guernsey, joann bren, and lerner publications company. affirmative action: a problem or a remedy?
- Explains that suchitra, steven samuel, "breaking the glass ceiling." khaleej times online, 2 december 2011.
- Defines discrimination as the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, particularly on the grounds of race, age, or sex.
- Compares the case of wal-mart and the american express case, which alleged systemic discrimination against women who applied for or attained financial advisor positions.
- Opines that affirmative action has erased the closed mindset of many. companies that are committed to shattering the glass ceiling should create and put into practice corporate-wide programs to communicate diversity awareness.
- Opines that women still face a glass ceiling.
1963 wordsRead More - Reducing Workplace Discriminationexplanatory essayThe term “glass ceiling” was coined by the Wall Street Journal to describe “the apparent barriers that prevent women from reaching the top of the corporate hierarchy” (Women in business). Today, it is applied to all instances of discrimination preventing advancement in a career. Business Training defines it as “A phrase used to describe an invisible barrier to promotion. It can also be seen as an all encompassing opportunity on the surface, when in reality the ‘Glass Ceiling’ is hit and growth or promotion stops.” African Americans face many problems in the workplace, including: obstacles in employment, promotion and advancement difficulties, channeling into “minority” positions, and lack of access to network and mentors (Queralt).
In this essay, the author
- Explains that discrimination in the employment process accounts for a noticeable difference in job status between caucasian and african american professionals.
- Explains business training & g.t.c. institute, llc. what is a glass ceiling | definition and overview.
- Explains that racial discrimination is still prominent as an invisible barrier in one of the most prominent areas of life: the workplace.
- Explains that african-americans are subject to stereotypes and discrimination in the workplace. they have limited access to network and mentors.
- Explains beauchamp, t. l., and n. e. bowie's ethical theory and business.
- Explains that chidea, f. don't believe the hype: fighting cultural misinformation about african americans. collins, p. m., kamya and tourse.
- Explains janes, g. d., and wissoker, a common destiny: black and american society.
- Cites queralt, m., skidmore, r.a. social work administration: dynamic management and human relationships.
1443 wordsRead More - Affirmative Action Essayanalytical essay“Affirmative action has been one of the most controversial issues in the united states during the last several decades”- James A. Beckman (2004 Affirmative Action, Encyclopedia). In both History and the present, minorities have been dealing with problems such as racial, labor and educational issues. The job of Affirmative Action is creates methods to ensure fair treatment for minorities for each of these issues. In some cases there have been many debates on whether the methods that Affirmative Action implies are the correct ways to ensure fair treatment for minorities especially on higher education. Given education’s importance in a global job market, Affirmative Action is a reasonable method for ensuring the fair treatment of minorities in higher education due to its history of creating opportunities for minorities to compensate for centuries of racial, social, and economic oppression.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that affirmative action has been one of the most controversial issues in the united states during the last several decades. affirmative action creates methods to ensure fair treatment for minorities for each of these issues.
- Defines affirmative action as a positive action to improve the participation of members of certain groups in various aspects of society.
- Explains that affirmative action's history can be traced back hundreds of years. philip rubio and thurgood marshall have different theories about its origins.
- Argues that affirmative action has been taking place for a long time. brown vs. board of education of topeka, kansas made discrimination illegal in education and changed history of racial, social and economic oppression in the united states.
- Explains that the brown vs. board of education case solved some but not all the problems of racial, social, and economic oppression on higher education.
- Cites the case of bakke vs university of california in 1978, where a man named allan was not accepted to the medical school because the school's dual-track admission policy set aside seats exclusively for applicants who claimed membership in disadvantaged minority groups.
775 wordsRead More - Affirmative Action: Keeping minorities down for 30 years.analytical essayThe most common question that arises in contemporary debates over affirmative action is, “Does affirmative action still work as intended?” The original purpose of affirmative action in college admissions was to eliminate racial bias in the applicant selection process and provide a helping hand to disadvantaged minority students. Has this happened? The simple answer is “No”, but a more precise answer requires more elaboration. Richard Rodriguez, the Mexican-American author of Hunger of Memory and a direct beneficiary of early affirmative action policies, puts it this way, “I think – as I thought in 1967 – that the black civil rights leaders were correct: Higher education was not, nor is it yet, accessible to many black Americans” (Rodriguez 144).
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes the flaws of affirmative action policies, stating that it failed in its primary goal of eliminating racism in college admissions.
- Opines that affirmative action policies, which give preferential treatment based on minority status, should be eliminated.
- Explains that affirmative action in college admissions has been hotly debated since its inception.
- Argues that affirmative action is an endorsement for the inferiority of minority students.
- Cites billingsley, k.l., cohen, carl, and cohen on affirmative action in admissions.
1508 wordsRead More - Imagine, your walking down the street looking for a job. You see a sign in the window that says, “Whites encouraged to apply.” Imagine the period in time when just being white got you into a college, without any other considerations of grades or athletic ability. Those were the days of the Jim Crow laws. Now these instances have happened in the past 20 years, through new laws called Affirmative Action. The big argument is over these few years of affirmative action. Have they alleviated the pain of the Jim Crow laws? The answer to that question is no. Especially, in the case of the University of Michigan‘s use of Affirmative Action in the acceptance of students. Using race as a factor of admission is wrong and is reverse discrimination.
In this essay, the author
- Argues that using race as a factor of admission is wrong and is reverse discrimination.
- Explains that jennifer gratz, patrick hamacher, and barber grutter have filed lawsuits against the university of michigan for being denied admission based on their race.
- Opines that michigan's president, lee bollinger, is unapologetic about its use of race in admissions.
- Opines that the system to get to diversity is evil and wrong. cohen is a liberal who believes in affirmative action, but opposes any system of race preference.
- Explains that caucasian americans were given 51 applications, one admit, 61 applications and a 3 percent chance of getting in. they prepared another sheet for african-americans.
- Explains how cohen asked the university of michigan for information regarding acceptance rates of blacks at major universities. the documents showed that the university used race as a preference in admission to their college.
- Analyzes how the university of michigan discriminated against white applicants, which is reverse racism. liz barry, the university's deputy general counsel, says diversity brings educational benefits.
- Explains that colleges and universities apply double standards when admitting black and hispanic students.
- Explains that bowen and bok published the findings of a study on affirmative action, "the shape of the river," in which they claimed that minority students who benefited from preferential admissions standards earned graduate degrees at higher numbers than might be expected.
- Explains that the center of equal opportunity's study on the effect of race preference on college admission found that black and hispanic students are being admitted to medical schools with much lower college grades and test scores than whites or asians.
- Compares the odds ratio of a black applicant being admitted to the university of washington school of medicine in 1997, with the same grades and mcat scores being 30-to-1.
- Opines that the center of equal opportunity found that black medical students couldn't pass their first licensing exams despite having better grades and test scores than black and hispanic applicants.
- Opines that affirmative action should begin with the fourteenth amendment. the university is going against this amendment all the way in their admission policies.
- Cites bradley, ed. interview. professor cohen. cbs. 60 minutes. linda chavez, "is racial preference unfair?"
1535 wordsRead More - Glorifying Imperfections into Stereotypesanalytical essayNon-African Americans that choose to listen to African American stereotypes are pretty much saying that they only need to meet one African American to know what all the others are like. This is a big problem for African Americans that don’t even meet the criteria of those said stereotypes. All African Americans are judged one way. Are black men acknowledge for their positive contributions and their brain beneath the body? “There is no study that shows that African-American people aren’t as smart or hard working as Whites” (Senghas). Several African American men don’t get equal opportunity in the hiring process because of their race and the stereotypes behind them like lazy and criminal. Society fails at identifying how hard African Americans work to get a job or when they have one just to avoid discrimination. Not all the stereotypes are negative but the main ones that affect how people look at the black race are. The stereotypes that say African Americans are athletic, religious, and musically gifted are actually positive ones until people outside of the black co...
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the battle between internal and external racism still exists after years of protesting and struggling for the next generations.
- Argues that african-americans are judged one way. they aren't recognized for their positive contributions and their brain beneath the body, and society fails to identify how hard they work to get a job.
- Explains that african americans kill each other due to gang related incidents and other influences are only making it easier for racist white people.
- Explains the level of jealousy that seems to be prevalent among black men, whether it's called "hating", envy or simply distrust.
- Opines that whites capitalize on african americans because of their jealousy and competition with one another.
- Opines that whites make it hard for african americans to rise above the slums when every protestor they have they bash or imprison for speaking to help their own.
- Opines that the influence of whites is detrimental to the african american community because they violently shove the negative into the black culture through the media and the music industry.
- Opines that african americans are unfairly broadcasted in the news for every dreadful act they commit but aren't awarded for things they are doing right to help their community.
- Analyzes how the media bashes black athletes for their slips ups and floods the front cover magazines and tabloids with their incidents of adultery, steroids, barring guns, fighting animals.
- Explains that black athletes are moving targets for the media because of their celebrity status and potential to marshal black youth in positive directions. many of the athletes who get into trouble themselves are young and inexperienced in handling large sums of money.
- Opines that black athletes are subjected to rock bottom when they "fuck" up. they have not had role models or been taught the right things to do with their money and fame.
- Explains that there is no formal process for training these young athletes, who come from homes and communities already facing huge social and economic challenges. many are passed through college programs for the huge financial benefits they bring the schools.
- Explains that black athletes are being honored for their physical prowess but are not pounced on when they speak out to help their community. the media submerges blacks into a hole of living the fast life, getting lots of money to spend in white owned business, and not giving back to the communities that need it.
- Argues that african american stereotypes can be used in positive ways to tell historically of where the african americans are coming from and where they need to go.
- Explains that stereotypical television portrayals of african-americans increase the likelihood that whites will make negative social perception judgments of an african american.
- Explains that television portrayals of african-americans and other minorities have been shown to influence whites’ perceptions of those groups.
- Explains that television shows depict characters that represent the old assumptions slave owners made on their slaves rather than how they are now. they also present african americans as poor low educated fools.
- Analyzes the stereotyping of these shows in the show good times. the evans family lives in a typical "ghetto" in chicago, with roach, winos, junkies and muggers around.
- Analyzes how the media bash african american families in a negative way by the low class portrayals. they also show that dark skinned women aren't as beautiful as light-skinned african-american women.
- Opines that we are predisposed to believe that white is soft, beautiful, and "pure," while black is vile and dirty.
- Opines that if african american people continue to bash each other for their skin color, wealth, and other aspects there will be a divide within the black community.
- Opines that stereotypes that are glorified by the media have a negative influence upon young african americans.
- Cites m3boys, young black men need role models. asante, jr., molefi k. it's bigger than hip hop: the rise of the post-hip-hop generation.
- Analyzes the effects of stereotypical television portrayals of african americans on person perception. bob marley quotes from goodreads.
- Cites nicholson, bill, and enghas, sarah. "racial stereotypes in the media." associated content from yahoo!
- Cites balkaran, stephen, and camara, fadima. "mass media and racism." yale university.
- Analyzes the effects of stereotypical television portrayals of african americans on person perception.
- Explains that through their eyes, african american men's experiences of race, gender, and violence. new brunswick, nj: rutgers up.
- Cites lewis, david levering, and limumba, hakeem, for diversityweb - a resource hub for higher education.
- Cites muhammad, james m., and nicholson, bill. "empowerment: black men's jealousy."
- Explains that black demons: the media's depiction of the african american male criminalstereotype.
3076 wordsRead More - Affirmative Actionanalytical essayAffirmative action inevitably leads to reverse discrimination. In many cases, racial majorities who work harder, and are more qualified for higher education, are denied acceptance strictly because they are white. In 1964, affirmative action was created to ensure that “minorities, specifically blacks, were to be included in the work force and on the university campus,” (Connolly, 2005). Today, as extreme racism is less relevant in society, affirmative action forces universities and companies to view race as a determining factor in the futures of aspiring students. Studies show that many colleges discriminate against high-achieving Whites and Asians to lower their admission numbers (Taylor, 2013). This illustrates how affirmative action fits the definition of discrimination. This damages the lives of students as their racial backgrounds overshadow their achievements. A recent lawsuit involving a white woman rejected from the University of Texas due to her race was dismissed by Justice Kennedy, as he upheld that it is necessary to “produce the educational benefits of diversity,” (Dunham, 2013). Colleges and universities are discriminating against the majority to increase and publicize their diverse classrooms. Sacrificing intelligence and qualifications for the “benefits of diversity” is unjust and creates a skewed system of admissions.
In this essay, the author
- Argues that talented and intelligent high school students wish to pursue a higher education, but face reverse discrimination due to affirmative action, altering their probabilities of acceptance into universities.
- Explains that affirmative action inevitably leads to reverse discrimination, as racial minorities who work harder are denied acceptance strictly because they are white.
- Analyzes how affirmative action is detrimental to white students, but it is also condescending to minorities. a hispanic woman in her article, "affirmative action is an insult," portrays it as demeaning to impose quotas.
- Explains that asians and whites consistently scored higher than other races in the critical reading, mathematics, and writing categories of the sat in 2009, creating an unfair admissions system.
- Explains that students admitted to colleges and universities on the sole premise of affirmative action are often not equipped to handle the schools that accept them.
- Argues that affirmative action defies the very basis of its creation while assisting the continuation of racist principles in america.
- Argues that affirmative action, while unjust and insulting, is also an outdated practice. it was relevant in promoting diversity and helping minorities who faced discrimination in the era of civil rights in america.
- Opines that affirmative action decelerates the journey toward equality in america. its effectiveness has transformed into an insensitivity and irrelevance that harms society as a whole.
1066 wordsRead More - Affirmative Action: Work In Progress?analytical essayFinnie, Scott. “The Debate Over Class-Based Versus Raced-Based Affirmative Action in Higher Education.” Journal of Intercultural Disciplines 8 (Winter 2010): 181-92. ProQuest News and Magazines. Web. 30 Mar. 2012
In this essay, the author
- Explains that affirmative action was the reason they believed they could enter united states' top colleges, especially those in new york city, which they had dreamed of attending since they were a kid.
- Argues that affirmative action in college admissions has led to several debates and oppositions. popular sources like cnn consider it no longer necessary because it already integrated minority students into society.
- Analyzes how time magazine's article, "can we improve on affirmative action?" claims that affirmative action has its flaws and offers three solutions for it.
- Explains that 72 students were interviewed at the university of arizona, where voters eliminated affirmative action in 2010 with a constitutional ban known as proposition 107.
- Analyzes how scott finnie, a professor of african american culture in eastern washington university, states that class-based college admissions are "inherently flawed" and that affirmative action benefits minorities as well as whites.
- Analyzes how professors, journalists, scholars and students used a variety of strategies to support their claims regarding affirmative action.
- Analyzes how cnn's video, "time to kill affirmative action," claims that affirmative action is no longer relevant and should be eliminated.
- Analyzes the debate over class-based versus raced based affirmative action in higher education.
1699 wordsRead More - Importance Of Gendered Racial Identityanalytical essayAs the article noted, “young women reported that they felt negative expectations were placed n them from a variety of sources including the media, teachers, and sometimes even family members” (Thomas, Hacker, and Hoxka 534). These negative expectations impacted the self-identity and self-value of these women. African American women are face the stereotypes of “Mammy (self-sacrificing nurturer), Jezebel (highly sexualized), and Sapphire (angry, hostile, and emasculating),” which caused these images to influence young African American women’s images of themselves (Thomas, Hacker, and Hoxka 535). The women from this study also noted that they felt that they needed to overcome the stereotypes and break the barriers surrounding them by being more empowered and having
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes the importance of developing social identity as the membership to certain groups' potential for positive association to identity is crucial for children's self-identity.
- Analyzes how the article suggests the focus has been placed in recent studies on the developing identity for gender expectations and roles for african americans.
- Explains that race, class, and gender are connected groups that affect the way of life and experience for every person. shorter-gooden and washington assert that african american girls and young women must recognize the prevalence and reality of racism and sexism in their lives.
- Analyzes how the article reported that women have adjusted themselves to the situations these stereotypes and discrimination forces them to be a part of, including the expectations they place on themselves and their willingness to help others.
- Analyzes how the “strong black woman image” is in opposition to the feminine qualities of “submissiveness and passivity” to which shows the identity of african american women has developed differently from the attributes shown in just racial and gender identity models.
- Explains that seventeen young african american women in focus groups were asked questions that discussed gender and racial identity. the data was recorded by students pursuing their master's and doctoral degrees.
- Explains that the study hoped to explain the importance of gendered racial identity for african american women.
- Explains that the development of gendered racial identity is influenced by the negative experiences that occur by interacting with different cultural groups.
- Explains that the study reported that women often had more complications with experiences of gendered race identity rather than of experiences with race and gender as separate entities.
890 wordsRead More - Misconceptions In A Girl Like Meanalytical essayMany of us are faced with the idea that we will never be able to live up to society 's expectations. That no matter what we do as human beings, nothing will ever be perfect to society. In the short documentary film “A Girl like Me,” the director of the film examines the importance of color of skin, hair and facial features for young African-American woman. The director 's purpose was to empower the women and let them know they can overcome these false stereotypes. The film starts by including some of the most common misconceptions and stereotypes of African-American women, naming a few were, loud, ghetto, and obnoxious. These stereotypes caused a buildup of anger and insecurities that these young women think they are forced to live with. As
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the director of "a girl like me" examines the importance of color of skin, hair and facial features for young african-american women.
- Analyzes how davis appeals to pathos in the beginning and throughout the film. the film starts with the common misconceptions of african-american women.
- Analyzes how davis tries to persuade the audience to agree with her argument of misconceptions, but she loses the chance to convince them.
- Analyzes how the director of the documentary, kiri davis, is an african-american teen herself, which strengthens her credibility and adds appeal to ethos.
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