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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

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Authors

Ganna Pogrebna

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
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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