Yolanda Flores Niemann

The Intersections of Race and Class for Women in Academia

Race, Class, Power, and Resistance of Women in Academia

The phrases “women and minorities” and “women and people of color” can be seen and heard daily in newspaper articles, statistical reports, political rhetoric, and organizational statements in support of diversity. Yet the use of these phrases is highly problematic. 

Yolanda Flores Niemann (PhD, Psychology, University of Houston, 1992) is professor of psychology at the University of North Texas.