How Hypervisibility Erases Black Women at Work

Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/How Hypervisibility Erases Black Women at WorkEpisode Video Link: In this Need to Know with Dr. Nsenga Burton episode, Dr. Burton explores the harsh reality of hypervisibility and its impact on Black women in leadership, politics, academia, and the workplace.Black women are often highly visible when difficult work needs to be done, but overlooked when credit, promotion, succession, or power is being discussed. Using Kamala Harris as an example, Dr. Burton examines how reproductive rights, immigration, voting rights, and leadership expectations reveal a deeper double standard.This is a powerful conversation about workplace equity, unconscious bias, Black women’s leadership, and the selective memory that appears when Black women are ready to be elevated.▶︎ In This Episode00:00 Introduction to Need to Know00:35 What Hypervisibility Really Means01:06 Black Women and Workplace Heavy Lifting02:05 Kamala Harris and the Leadership Double Standard03:20 Why Women of Color Are Expected to Do More04:41 Reproductive Rights and Public Leadership05:53 Immigration, Central America, and Economic Strategy07:19 Voting Rights and Political Coalition Building08:42 Heavy Lifting Without Fanfare09:28 When Black Women Get Leapfrogged10:24 Academia, Bias, and Being Graded Differently11:38 Unlearning Bias and Questioning the Narrative12:34 Leadership, Succession, and Who Gets Considered13:31 Closing Reflection🔗 ResourcesLinks and resources mentioned in this episode:🔔 Listen and SubscribeListen to this episode and subscribe for future updatessubscribe to A Black Executive Perspective podcast onYouTube PodcastsApple PodcastsSpotify PodcastsAmazon MusicOther platforms or by searching "TonyTidbit"if you like what we're doing and would like to support us, here's some ways you can help us continue the uncomfortable conversations that drive changesubscribe to our newslettergive us up to a 5 star review on Apple Podcastsshare an episode with a friend, family member or colleague🗣️ Follow @ablackexecfollow us across social media @aBlackExecLinkedInInstagramFacebookYouTubeTwitterTikTokWhatsApp⭐️ Follow @TonyTidbitfollow Tony across social media @TonyTidbitTwitterLinkedInFacebookThis episode was produced by TonyTidbit ™ . Copyright © 2024 A BLACK EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVE LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this podcast may be reproduced without prior written permission. For permissions, email [email protected] .