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Increasing the Presence of Black Women in Executive Leadership Positions

Stewart, LaTonya Cherise
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1719760950794066

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2024, Doctor of Education , University of Dayton, Educational Administration.
Through a Critical Action Research (Hesse-Biber, 2017) study utilizing the sequential mixed method to examine the experiences of Black women leaders in corporate spaces in the U.S. by situating their experiences in national and local Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) data and delving into the nuanced experiences of four Black women previously employed at the organization of interest (Mertler, 2020). This study focuses on researching the problem of practice regarding the disproportionately low number of Black women in leadership roles in my organization, which professes to value inclusion, diversity, and equity (IDE) in the workplace. The study results indicate an urgency for senior leaders to commit to increasing inclusion, diversity, and equity and create a space for Black women to be their authentic selves. These themes introduce an action plan, discussed in greater detail within the dissertation, that objectives are to (1) increase the recruitment and retention rate of Black talent within the organization by intentionally engaging Black women college students at career fairs and (2) improve opportunities for success and advancement of Black women by improving the cultural proficiency of the organization. Meeting the program's objectives better aligns the organization with its mission and minimizes the disproportionately low number of Black women in senior leadership and executive positions, as reflected in the EEO reports.
Meredith Wronowski (Advisor)
90 p.
Minority and Ethnic Groups
1.) Inclusion, diversity, equity 2.) Disproportionately low population of Black women 3.) EEO-1 4.) Racial disparity 5.) Funds of Knowledge

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  • Stewart, L. C. (2024). Increasing the Presence of Black Women in Executive Leadership Positions [Doctoral dissertation, University of Dayton]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1719760950794066

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Stewart, LaTonya. Increasing the Presence of Black Women in Executive Leadership Positions. 2024. University of Dayton, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1719760950794066.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Stewart, LaTonya. "Increasing the Presence of Black Women in Executive Leadership Positions." Doctoral dissertation, University of Dayton, 2024. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1719760950794066

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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