Early studies done on the effect of racism and gender further concluded that women of color are at a double disadvantage due to their double minority status; making it harder for black women to compete in the labor field. While white women have direct access to white men to potential increase their power, they prefer to be put on a pedestal and choose the helpless role, while black women have experienced a reduced amount of protection and countless element of fear based on white hostility due to racism and sexism (Martin, 1994). Furthermore, research
