Ganna Pogrebna
The impact of intersectional racial and gender biases on minority female leadership over two centuries
Pogrebna, Ganna; Angelopoulos, Spyros; Motsi-Omoijiade, Immaculate; Kharlamov, Alexander; Tkachenko, Nataliya
Authors
Dr Spyros Angelopoulos spyros.angelopoulos@durham.ac.uk
Professor in Business Analytics
Immaculate Motsi-Omoijiade
Alexander Kharlamov
Nataliya Tkachenko
Abstract
This study scrutinizes the enduring effects of racial and gender biases that contribute to the consistent underrepresentation of minority women in leadership roles within American private, public, and third sector organizations. We adopt a behavioural data science approach, merging psychological schema theory with sociological intersectionality theory, to evaluate the enduring implications of these biases on female leadership development using mixed methods including machine learning and econometric analysis. Our examination is concentrated on Black female leaders, employing an extensive analysis of leadership rhetoric data spanning 200 years across the aforementioned sectors. We shed light on the continued scarcity of minority female representation in leadership roles, highlighting the role of intersectionality dynamics. Despite Black female leaders frequently embracing higher risks to counter intersectional invisibility compared to their White counterparts, their aspirations are not realized and problems not solved generation after generation, forcing Black female leaders to concentrate on the same issues for dozens and, sometimes, hundreds of years. Our findings suggest that the compound influence of racial and gender biases hinders the advancement of minority female leadership by perpetuating stereotypical behavioral schemas, leading to persistent discriminatory outcomes. We argue for the necessity of organizations to initiate a cultural transformation that fosters positive experiences for future generations of female leaders, recommending a shift in focus from improving outcomes for specific groups to creating an inclusive leadership culture.
Citation
Pogrebna, G., Angelopoulos, S., Motsi-Omoijiade, I., Kharlamov, A., & Tkachenko, N. (2024). The impact of intersectional racial and gender biases on minority female leadership over two centuries. Scientific Reports, 14(1), Article 111. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-50392-x
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Dec 19, 2023 |
Online Publication Date | Jan 2, 2024 |
Publication Date | Jan 2, 2024 |
Deposit Date | Dec 19, 2023 |
Publicly Available Date | Jan 3, 2024 |
Journal | Scientific Reports |
Electronic ISSN | 2045-2322 |
Publisher | Nature Research |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 14 |
Issue | 1 |
Article Number | 111 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-50392-x |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2047970 |
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