woman of color
noun
plural women of color
: a woman whose skin pigmentation is other than and especially darker than what is considered characteristic of people typically defined as white (see white entry 1 sense 2a) : a woman who is of a race (see race entry 1 sense 1a) other than white or who is of mixed race
… Sen. Kamala Harris of California, will become the first woman of color to accept a major party's vice presidential nomination on Wednesday.—
Steve Peoples
Steve PeoplesIn reality the 19th Amendment failed to enfranchise thousands of American women of color—Black, Asian, Latina and Native American.—Anna Bloom
Anna BloomExamples of woman of color in a Sentence
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Yet, the subsequent mass exodus of women of color in Hollywood leadership positions and the low number of films directed by women and people of color seems to contradict the docuseries’ overarching narrative of a hashtag's singular impact.
—Taylor Crumpton, TIME, 10 May 2024
Enter Black Girl Sunscreen, made by a woman of color to address this very issue.
—Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 3 May 2024
White women were 12% less likely, men of color 26% less likely and women of color 35% less likely to receive job referrals than their white male counterparts, the compensation data provider found.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
Amanda Rajkumar, the former global head of human resources and the first woman of color on Adidas’s executive board, quit in 2023, after starting in 2021.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024
While the apps may have algorithms that do not favor women of color, Black women should not give up hope.
—Essence, 15 Apr. 2024
Nearly three-quarters of those victims were transgender women of color.
—Regan McCarthy, NPR, 31 Mar. 2024
The organization serves as an informal support system for young women of color in the early stages of their respective professions.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 16 Apr. 2024
St Fleur, who primarily coaches women of color, said many of her clients have the right credentials and experience for certain jobs but aren't being hired.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
Taylor Crumpton, TIME, 10 May 2024
Enter Black Girl Sunscreen, made by a woman of color to address this very issue.
—Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 3 May 2024
White women were 12% less likely, men of color 26% less likely and women of color 35% less likely to receive job referrals than their white male counterparts, the compensation data provider found.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
Amanda Rajkumar, the former global head of human resources and the first woman of color on Adidas’s executive board, quit in 2023, after starting in 2021.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024
While the apps may have algorithms that do not favor women of color, Black women should not give up hope.
—Essence, 15 Apr. 2024
Nearly three-quarters of those victims were transgender women of color.
—Regan McCarthy, NPR, 31 Mar. 2024
The organization serves as an informal support system for young women of color in the early stages of their respective professions.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 16 Apr. 2024
St Fleur, who primarily coaches women of color, said many of her clients have the right credentials and experience for certain jobs but aren't being hired.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Woman of color.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woman%20of%20color. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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