We combine the collective experiences of Athena members with ongoing research on women of color in the workplace.

Recent studies that influence our approach include:

Biu, O. (2019). Race to Lead: Women of Color in the Nonprofit Sector. Building Movement Project. https://www.racetolead.org

Edwards, R., Guzzo, R., Jackson, C., Knoepflmacher, A., & Nalbantian, H. (2020). Let’s Get Real About Equality: When Women Thrive 2020 Global Report. Mercer. https://www.mercer.com

Frankel, B. (2020). On the Verge: How to Stop the Tidal Wave of Multicultural Women Fleeing Corporate America. Working Mother Media. https://www.workingmother.com/

Gomez, K., Mathis, M., Figueroa, A., & Garcia, S. (2018). Latinas in Corporate America. Network of Executive Women. https://newonline.org

Hewlett, S., & Green, T. (2015). Black Women Ready to Lead. Center for Talent Innovation. https://www.talentinnovation.org

Hill, C., Miller, K., Benson, K., & Handley, G. (2016). Barriers and Bias: The Status of Women in Leadership. American Association of University Women. https://www.aauw.org

Jain-Link, P., & Taylor Kennedy, J. (2019). Being Black in Corporate America. Center for Talent Innovation. https://www.talentinnovation.org

Network of Executive Women, Mercer, & Accenture. (2018). Advancing All Women: How women of color experience the workplace. Network of Executive Women. https://newonline.org

Peery, D., Brown, P., & Letts, E. (2020). Left Out and Left Behind: The Hurdles, Hassles, and Heartaches of Achieving Long-Term Legal Careers for Women of Color. American Bar Association. https://www.americanbar.org

Rincon, R., & Yates, N. (2018). Women of Color in the Engineering Workplace: Early Career Aspirations, Challenges, and Success Strategies. Society of Women Engineers and National Society of Black Engineers. https://swe.org

Shah, S. (2020). Breaking Through, Rising Up: Strategies for Propelling Women of Color. NPower. https://www.npower.org

The State of Black Women in Corporate America. (2020). Lean In. https://leanin.org

Thomas, R., Cooper, M., Cardazone, G., Urban, K., Bohrer, A., Long, M., Yee, L., Krivkovich, A., Huang, J., Prince, S., Kumar, A., & Coury, S. (2020). Women in the Workplace. LeanIn.Org, McKinsey & Company. https://womenintheworkplace.com

Thomas, R., Cooper, M., Konar, E., Bohrer, A., Mohsenin, A., Yee, L., Krivkovich, A., Starikova, I., Huang, J., & Zanoschi, D. (2019). Women in the Workplace. LeanIn.Org, McKinsey & Company. https://womenintheworkplace.com

Travis, D., & Thorpe-Moscon, J. (2018). Day-to-Day Experiences of Emotional Tax Among Women and Men of Color in the Workplace. Catalyst. https://catalyst.org