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The agony of stereotyping holds Black women back

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Doubly marginalized by race and gender, Black women expend vital energy managing stereotypes. Black women should be able to succeed in ways that affirm rather than negate their identities, argues Ebony Omotola McGee.

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    A Correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-020-01001-8.

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McGee, E.O. The agony of stereotyping holds Black women back. Nat Hum Behav 5, 3 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-020-01001-8

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