Black Women and Race and Gender Tensions in the Trades

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Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice

Document Type

Citation

Publication Date

11-22-2016

Abstract

The article presents the author's views on the experiences of African American women of being discriminated in the trades as of October 2016. She explores her experience of working with tradeswomen at a pre-apprenticeship program in the construction industry as well as the efforts to combat racism and sexism. Also discussed are the apprenticeship system, microaggressions, and the hardships faced by tradeswomen at work.

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Copyright © 2016 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC

DOI

10.1080/10402659.2016.1237087

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/18756

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