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You don't look like a lawyer : black women and systemic gendered racism / Tsedale M. Melaku.
Van Pelt Library KF299.A35 M45 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Melaku, Tsedale M., 1980- author.
- Series:
- Perspectives on a multiracial America series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American women lawyers--United States.
- African American women lawyers.
- Women lawyers.
- African American lawyers.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 183 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019]
- Contents:
- 1 Black Women's Burden p. 7
- Color-Blind Racism p. 11
- The Significance of White Racial Framing p. 13
- Systemic Gendered Racism p. 15
- The Invisible Labor Clause and the Inclusion Tax p. 16
- 2 You Don't Look Like a Lawyer p. 19
- White Castle p. 22
- American Beauty p. 23
- Fitting In p. 26
- Built for Comfort p. 28
- Acknowledgment: The Chronic Case of Mistaken Identity p. 31
- 3 The Outsider Within p. 35
- The Social (and Professional) Network p. 36
- That Old Outsider Feeling p. 39
- When in Doubt p. 43
- 4 All the Women Are White, All the Blacks Are Men p. 49
- The Confidence Gap p. 51
- Great Expectations p. 54
- Time Waits for Men p. 57
- Sacrifices p. 59
- Gender in Black and White p. 62
- The Women p. 64
- More of the Same p. 65
- A Boost at the Start of the Race p. 66
- Gender in Black and Black: Part I p. 67
- "If It Don't Fit ..." p. 68
- Code Switchin p. 69
- Blue in Green p. 70
- Same but Different p. 71
- Gender in Black and Black: Part II p. 73
- Black Women Are Unique p. 75
- 5 Where the Boys Are p. 77
- Members Only p. 79
- Exclusion. Alienation. Discomfort. Disadvantage. p. 80
- Managing Women and Blacks 101 p. 84
- Boys Don't Cry p. 86
- Can I Hang Out with You Guys? p. 88
- Mentor, Friend, or Foe p. 89
- 6 "Can You Please Pass the Royal Jelly?" p. 93
- Cheap Frame p. 95
- How to Make Friends and Influence Partners p. 96
- Rain or Shine p. 99
- We're Just Not That into You p. 101
- Addendum: White Knights p. 104
- The Hours p. 104
- 7 Conclusion: The Importance of Being Earnest p. 113.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Melaku, Tsedale M., 1980- You don't look like a lawyer
- ISBN:
- 9781538107928
- 1538107929
- OCLC:
- 1054260467
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