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Working from the perspective of critical race theory, this chapter provides an empirical illustration of intersectionality theory in the context of employment discrimination complaints. Based on original research and other published data, I demonstrate that African-American women are more likely than their white female counterparts to file charges of sexual harassment at work. I then explore whether the difference is attributable to different levels in amount or severity of harassment against black women. I conclude by calling for more intersectional research that can better address the lived experience of women who make harassment claims, both women of color and other groups.
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Hernández, T.K. (2005). The Intersectionality of Lived Experience and Anti-discrimination Empirical Research. In: Nielsen, L.B., Nelson, R.L. (eds) Handbook of Employment Discrimination Research. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09467-0_16
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