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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

Character and Fitness: Perceptions of Black Female Attorneys

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Industrial/Organizational

  • Kahlil King
    Fashion Institute of Technology
  • Christine Stanley
    Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A.

Abstract

This study explores the intersection of race and gender of attorneys. We hypothesize black female attorneys will be perceived as less competent, trustworthy, and warm than whites; Black female attorneys' failure will be attributed to more internal factors. Black female attorneys were only rated significantly lower on perceptions of trust.

Organizational/Workplace/Leadership