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Facing the Stereotype

Gautam, Dikshya LU (2021) SIMV24 20211
Graduate School
Master of Science in Development Studies
Abstract
Abstract
Objectives: In the UK there is a high concentration of women engaged in the civil society sector, still, less than 3% of organizational leaders are Black and Asian ethnic minority women. This study aims to understand the low representation of Black and Asian women in senior positions across the civil society sector in the UK on a comparative level. This study aims to explore the prejudice and limiting practices that create obstacles for Black and Asian women, respectively, preventing them from reaching a higher position.
Methods: A qualitative comparative research approach was employed to highlight the hidden hurdles that limit the upward movement in the career trajectory of Black and Asian female leaders. A combination of... (More)
Abstract
Objectives: In the UK there is a high concentration of women engaged in the civil society sector, still, less than 3% of organizational leaders are Black and Asian ethnic minority women. This study aims to understand the low representation of Black and Asian women in senior positions across the civil society sector in the UK on a comparative level. This study aims to explore the prejudice and limiting practices that create obstacles for Black and Asian women, respectively, preventing them from reaching a higher position.
Methods: A qualitative comparative research approach was employed to highlight the hidden hurdles that limit the upward movement in the career trajectory of Black and Asian female leaders. A combination of purposive and snowball sampling techniques was used to select the participants of this research study. The data required for this study were collected from surveys with three Black and three Asian women leaders working in the hierarchical position in the civil society sector of the UK.
Principal Findings: Both Black and Asian women are significantly impacted from reaching higher positions in civil society organizations due to the preconception created by their ethnic identity. While Asian women leaders put up with the discrimination and endure it as much as they can, black leaders on the other hand, despite the discrimination and take action against it. (Less)
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author
Gautam, Dikshya LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
Ethnocultural, Structural, and Organizational Barriers Preventing Black and Asian Women from Achieving Senior and Executive Positions in the Civil Society Sector
course
SIMV24 20211
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Black and Asian women, Ethnic Minority Women, Glass Ceiling, Systematic Barriers, Institutional Discrimination, Civil Society Sector
language
English
id
9056814
date added to LUP
2021-06-30 10:43:12
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2021-06-30 10:43:12
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  abstract     = {{Abstract 
Objectives: In the UK there is a high concentration of women engaged in the civil society sector, still, less than 3% of organizational leaders are Black and Asian ethnic minority women. This study aims to understand the low representation of Black and Asian women in senior positions across the civil society sector in the UK on a comparative level. This study aims to explore the prejudice and limiting practices that create obstacles for Black and Asian women, respectively, preventing them from reaching a higher position. 
Methods: A qualitative comparative research approach was employed to highlight the hidden hurdles that limit the upward movement in the career trajectory of Black and Asian female leaders. A combination of purposive and snowball sampling techniques was used to select the participants of this research study. The data required for this study were collected from surveys with three Black and three Asian women leaders working in the hierarchical position in the civil society sector of the UK. 
Principal Findings: Both Black and Asian women are significantly impacted from reaching higher positions in civil society organizations due to the preconception created by their ethnic identity. While Asian women leaders put up with the discrimination and endure it as much as they can, black leaders on the other hand, despite the discrimination and take action against it.}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Facing the Stereotype}},
  year         = {{2021}},
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