Black Women Vs White Women Essay

When examining the intersection of race and gender and its effects on social capital as an entrepreneur, a common theme emergence when considering being Black and woman in a white patriarchal society. Participants conveyed that race and gender present unique societal hurdles in their experiences as entrepreneurs in mostly white and male dominated arenas. Overcoming hurdles that they felt were racially and gendered communal permeate their ability to accumulate wealth and succeed as entrepreneurs. They also indicated that the lack of generational wealth and starting with no or minimal financial capital played into their experience of starting their business. Followed by societal stigmas of not being taken seriously as Black women as business …show more content…
Being African American, many felt that there is a lack of wealth within our communities. When asked “If I told you the median net-worth of single black women is just $5, compared to single white women at $42,600. Could you offer some explanations from your own experience to explain the outcome,” many stated that compared to their counterparts they started with minimal money and/or started in debt. Recalling a conversation from her with one of her White counterparts about her business start-up, Danielle stated that her White counterpart within her industry stated,
“ ‘So I got up one morning, and I just didn’t want to do it anymore and I called my daddy, and I said to him, Oh my God, I want to own my own business, and daddy said okay. So I got up, I did the business cards because I just thought they were the cutest.’ ” And you’re sitting there like, is this bitch for real? Are you fucking kidding me right now? And I spoke to the graphic designer, and I told him, you know, I just want to bring my personality out in the card. I was like, yea, I went to Vista Print, and did that shit for $9.99. I had no dad, let alone daddy’s money. What is