Makayla Cager
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
UROP Fellowship: Community College Summer Fellowship Program
Mott Community College
Research Mentor(s): Angela Ebreo, PhD
Diversity Research & Policy Program, School of Education
Presentation Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2020 | Session 3 | Presenter: 5
Authors: Makayla Cager
Abstract
Existing research (e.g. Rauhaus & Carr, 2019) shows that women faculty experience different challenges in their careers than their male colleagues. Based on societal gender roles, women are more likely to work while tending to their families. Balancing these dual roles has benefits and challenges. Moreover, women of color, particularly Black women, encounter bias due to their race and gender. In addition, balancing multiple roles and experiencing racial and gender bias daily can be stressful and Black women must find ways to cope. The purpose of this literature review is to discuss coping methods that Black women faculty use to deal with different stressors. The literature review addresses the following questions: a) do multiple roles lead to stress? b) what are the other stressors that Black women faculty encounter in their lives? c) what coping strategies do Black women faculty use to alleviate stress? And d) what are the health consequences of dealing with different stressors? Findings from the review indicate that emotion-focused coping, specifically spiritual coping, is prominent in many Black women faculty. The experiences of Black women faculty of encountering bias throughout their lives, especially in the workplace, suggest that colleges and universities should provide support services for faculty and implement policies to reduce gender and racial biases in these institutions.
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Research Disciplines
Social Sciences
