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Exploring Black women academics' experiences in English universities using critical race theory

Research Output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding Chapter Peer-review

Abstract

Black women remain the most marginalised and socially disadvantaged group within Universities in England. For example, only twenty-five Black women are employed as professors (HESA 2020). Furthermore, there are significant gaps in research on the experiences of such few Black female academics as much of the literature on gender in academia necessarily focuses on White women, as they are disproportionately overrepresented compared to Black women. Research on race in English Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) also tends to ignore the experiences of Black women as again, there are many more Black men working in universities. Consequently, even policies aimed at promoting equality are likely to fail Black women.

Publication Information

Output type

Research Output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding Chapter Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 71-84 (14 pages)

Publication milestones

  • Published - 01/03/2023

Publication status

Published - 01/03/2023

Place of publication

London

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Publication series

  • Publication series name: Gender and Education

ISBN (Print)

9781350274266

ISBN (Electronic)

9781350274297

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/625884
  • Scopus: 85190038580

Host publication title

Academic women: voicing narratives of gendered experiences

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