Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: This study applies the concept of intersectionality to Black women’s entrepreneurial activity. Specifically, I address the ways in which race, gender, and class intersect to inform working-class Black women’s decisions and experiences as hair salon owners. By placing Black women at the center of analysis, I explore business ownership from the perspective of a group that has frequently been overlooked in sociology of entrepreneurship research. My findings indicate that race, gender, and class create a very different picture of entrepreneurship for Black women than that which is revealed through existing research and scholarship.