Career women face obstacles comparable to those confronting racialized newcomers

Evidence

When we judge the professional accomplishments of women and try to speculate on their future on that basis, we must not lose sight of all these facts. The woman embarks on a career in the context of a highly problematic situation, subjugated still by the burdens traditionally implied by her femininity. Objective circumstances are no more favorable to her either. It is always hard to be a newcomer trying to make one’s way in a hostile society, or at least a mistrustful one. Richard Wright showed in Black Boy how blocked from the start the ambitions of a young American black man are and what struggle he has to endure merely to raise himself to the level where whites begin to have problems; the blacks who came to France from Africa also have—within themselves as well as from outside—difficulties similar to those encountered by women. — Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex, 1936

Categorization

• XREF: Beauvoir draws a race/gender parallel here that anticipates intersectional analysis; connects to the reader’s existing reading on oppression dynamics in other texts. — connects to: Women must disconfirm gender stereotypes to enter male-dominated jobs — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 753; Women of color face simultaneous oppression based on race and gender — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1145; Analogizing racism and sexism erases the specific experience of women of color — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1472 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Women of color face simultaneous oppression based on race and gender #corroborates (0.85) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1145
• Analogizing racism and sexism erases the specific experience of women of color #complicates (0.80) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1472
• White women entered the work force later but advanced faster than black women #contradicts (0.80) — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 432
• Black women experienced sexist oppression distinct from racism #corroborates (0.80) — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 47
• Women must disconfirm gender stereotypes to enter male-dominated jobs #expands (0.75) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 753
• Black women faced pressure from both whites and blacks to separate racism from sexism #expands (0.75) — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 46