Black women at double jeopardy in perceptions of team participation

This paper examined whether Black women political candidates face double jeopardy in voter perceptions of electability due to Black women being perceived as having fewer traditional leader traits compared to White male, White female, and Black male candidates. Due to increasing political polarization in the U.S., concerns over electability are at the forefront of many voters’ minds when casting their ballots. Traditional conceptions of electability are built upon racialized and gendered notions of what traits connote an effective leader; thus, women and racial minority candidates are often perceived as less electable compared to White men. However, research has not adequately examined the intersectional aspect of electability bias. The current study proposed a double jeopardy effect: we expected that participants (n = 454) would perceive Black women, compared to White men, White women, and Black men, as lower in competence and leadership ability, which would lead to lower electability perceptions and voting intentions. Unexpectedly, there were mixed findings for the effects of race/gender on competence and leadership ability, and we did not find any evidence that candidate race/gender related to electability or voting intentions. We discuss potential explanations for these null findings and suggest avenues for future research.

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Black Women in Double Jeopardy: A Perspective on Birth Control

Health & Social Work ◽

10.1093/hsw/9.2.96 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 96-105 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ketayun H. Gould

Keyword(s):

Black Women ◽

Birth Control ◽

Double Jeopardy

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Comparing Sexual Harassment Subtypes Among Black and White Women by Military Rank: Double Jeopardy, the Jezebel, and the Cult of True Womanhood

Psychology of Women Quarterly ◽

10.1111/j.1471-6402.2008.00450.x ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 32 (4) ◽

pp. 347-361 ◽

Cited By ~ 39

Author(s):

NiCole T. Buchanan ◽

Isis H. Settles ◽

Krystle C. Woods

Keyword(s):

Black Women ◽

Sexual Harassment ◽

Sexual Coercion ◽

White Women ◽

Double Jeopardy ◽

Gender Harassment ◽

Black And White ◽

True Womanhood ◽

Unwanted Sexual Attention ◽

Cult Of True Womanhood

Drawing upon feminist analyses of double jeopardy and the cult of true womanhood, we examine race, rank, sexual harassment frequency, and psychological distress for Black and White female military personnel ( N = 7,714). Results indicated that White women reported more overall sexual harassment, gender harassment, and crude behavior, whereas Black women reported more unwanted sexual attention and sexual coercion; enlisted women reported higher rates of each subtype than officers. Black enlistees reported more sexual coercion than White enlistees, and enlistees reported more than officers, but there were no racial differences across officers. Black women reported more psychological distress following gender harassment than White women, and enlisted women reported more distress following gender harassment, unwanted sexual attention, and sexual coercion than officers. Although Black officers were less distressed at low levels of sexual coercion, as coercion became more frequent, their distress increased significantly, and at high levels, all groups were similarly distressed.

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