Pizzo Marcella, Graham Warren K
Marcella Pizzo, PhD, is assistant professor, Audrey Cohen School for Human Services and Education, Metropolitan College of New York, 60 West Street, New York, NY 10006, USA.
Warren K. Graham, LCSW, ACSW, CASAC, is associate dean of practicum learning, School of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Soc Work. 2025 Jul 1;70(3):205-213. doi: 10.1093/sw/swaf014.
This study explores the lived experiences of 15 women of color who hold leadership positions within nonprofit organizations (NPOs). Underpinning this inquiry is a critical feminist framework. The findings underscore significant gaps in social work supervision, particularly as they pertain to women of color in leadership positions. These gaps highlight systemic issues and point to the broader challenges these women face in receiving the guidance and support necessary for effective leadership. The study also reveals the organizational challenges that arise from the persistence of racialized and gendered power differentials within the nonprofit sector. These dynamics, often a reflection of wider societal inequalities, manifest within organizations through the perpetuation of traditional power structures, making it even more difficult for women of color to thrive and succeed. The study calls attention to how these challenges are embedded in the nonprofit landscape, leading to a continual recreation of inequitable power relations. Ultimately, this research emphasizes the need for more inclusive and equitable supervision practices and organizational structures to better support women of color in leadership roles within NPOs.
本研究探讨了15位在非营利组织（NPO）中担任领导职务的有色人种女性的生活经历。支撑这一探究的是一个批判性女权主义框架。研究结果凸显了社会工作监督方面的重大差距，尤其是与担任领导职务的有色人种女性相关的差距。这些差距突出了系统性问题，并指出了这些女性在获得有效领导所需的指导和支持方面面临的更广泛挑战。该研究还揭示了非营利部门中持续存在的种族化和性别化权力差异所引发的组织挑战。这些动态往往反映了更广泛的社会不平等，通过传统权力结构的延续在组织内部显现出来，使得有色人种女性更难蓬勃发展并取得成功。该研究提请注意这些挑战是如何在非营利领域中根深蒂固的，导致不公平权力关系的持续重现。最终，这项研究强调需要更具包容性和公平性的监督实践及组织结构，以更好地支持在非营利组织中担任领导角色的有色人种女性。
