THE GASLIGHTING OF WOMEN OF COLOR CEOS: SENSEGIVING AND SENSEBREAKING TACTICS THAT CENTER WHITENESS

Samantha E. Erskine; Diana Bilimoria

doi:10.5465/AMBPP.2022.308

THE GASLIGHTING OF WOMEN OF COLOR CEOS: SENSEGIVING AND SENSEBREAKING TACTICS THAT CENTER WHITENESS

Samantha E. Erskine
, Diana Bilimoria

Management

Case Western Reserve University

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In this paper, we explore the experience of gaslighting through the lens of sensegiving and sensebreaking. Through 24 semi-structured interviews with 15 Latina and Black women CEOs of nonprofit organizations in the U.S. and abductive grounded theorizing around the insights they shared about navigating whiteness intra- and inter-organizationally, we suggest that gaslighting is a key mechanism that perpetuates white supremacy and systemic gendered racism-even in liberal and women of color-led organizations. We conclude with implications for research and practice, as well as recommendations for future research.

Original language	English
Journal	Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2022.308
State	Published - 2022
Event	82nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management 2022: A Hybrid Experience, AOM 2022 - Seattle, United States Duration: Aug 5 2022 → Aug 9 2022

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Management Information Systems
Management of Technology and Innovation
Industrial relations

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