Iheduru-Anderson Kechi
Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, USA.
Glob Qual Nurs Res. 2025 Jul 31;12:23333936251360542. doi: 10.1177/23333936251360542. eCollection 2025 Jan-Dec.
Black women remain markedly underrepresented in academic nursing-particularly in tenure-track and leadership roles-and their contributions are often overshadowed by persistent inequities in advancement, recognition, and compensation, compounded by the emotional and cultural labor required to navigate predominantly White institutions. Guided by Critical Race Theory and intersectionality, this narrative inquiry explored how 32 Black women faculty and academic leaders experience systemic underrepresentation and construct professional identity. Data were subjected to reflexive thematic analysis, yielding six interlocking themes: the burdens of representation; navigating undervaluation in academia; confronting stereotypes, exclusion, and racialized labor; institutional isolation and structural neglect; emotional exhaustion and the cost of survival; and identity negotiation and resilience as survival work. Participants described countering structural inequities through internal resistance, mentoring, and advocacy. These findings reveal that professional identity construction among Black women in academic nursing is inseparable from entrenched racism and sexism and underscore the urgent need for equity-centered leadership and mentorship to disrupt exclusion and support Black faculty.
黑人女性在学术护理领域的代表性仍然明显不足，尤其是在终身教职和领导岗位上。她们的贡献往往被晋升、认可和薪酬方面持续存在的不平等所掩盖，而在主要由白人主导的机构中工作所需的情感和文化劳动更是雪上加霜。在批判种族理论和交叉性理论的指导下，这项叙事探究探讨了32位黑人女性教员和学术领袖如何经历系统性的代表性不足以及如何构建职业身份。对数据进行了反思性主题分析，得出了六个相互关联的主题：代表性的负担；在学术界应对低估；面对刻板印象、排斥和种族化劳动；机构孤立和结构忽视；情感耗竭和生存成本；身份协商和作为生存努力的复原力。参与者描述了通过内部抵抗、指导和倡导来对抗结构性不平等。这些发现表明，学术护理领域黑人女性职业身份的构建与根深蒂固的种族主义和性别歧视密不可分，并强调迫切需要以公平为中心的领导和指导，以打破排斥并支持黑人教员。
