Identity_NN1 ,_PUN race-gender_NN1 intersectionality_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC leadership_NN1 in_PRP "_PUQ context_NN1 "_PUQ 
The_AT0 importance_NN1 of_PRF identity_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 relevance_NN1 of_PRF intersectionality_NN1 in_PRP this_DT0 context_NN1 
The_AT0 concept_NN1 ,_PUN identity_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ operating_NN1 '_PUQ under_PRP erasure_NN1 '_PUQ in_PRP the_AT0 interval_NN1 between_PRP reversal_NN1 and_CJC emergence_NN1 ;_PUN [_PUL is_VBZ ]_PUR an_AT0 idea_NN1 which_DTQ cannot_NN1 be_VBI thought_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 old_AJ0 way_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC without_PRP which_DTQ certain_AJ0 key_AJ0 questions_NN2 cannot_NN1 be_VBI thought_VVN at_PRP all_DT0 "_PUQ (_PUL Hall_NP0 and_CJC Du_NP0 Gay_NP0 ,_PUN 1996_CRD :_PUN 2_CRD )_PUR ._SENT Hall_NP0 and_CJC Du_NP0 Gay_NP0 (_PUL 1996_CRD )_PUR further_AV0 assert_VVB that_CJT identities_NN2 are_VBB constructed_VVN within_PRP —_PUN not_XX0 outside_AJ0 of_PRF —_PUN related_AJ0 discourse_NN1 ._SENT Additionally_AV0 ,_PUN unity_NN1 ,_PUN for_PRP example_NN1 ,_PUN cannot_NN1 be_VBI understood_VVN without_PRP fundamentally_AV0 understanding_VVG concepts_NN2 such_DT0 as_PRP dissimilarity_NN1 ,_PUN uniqueness_NN1 ,_PUN inclusion_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC exclusivity_NN1 ._SENT For_PRP this_DT0 reason_NN1 ,_PUN numerous_AJ0 scholars_NN2 deem_VVB it_PNP essential_AJ0 ,_PUN on_PRP behalf_NN1 of_PRF all_DT0 marginalized_AJ0 communities_NN2 ,_PUN to_TO0 seek_VVI large-scale_AJ0 understanding_NN1 through_PRP both_DT0 historical_AJ0 and_CJC institutional_AJ0 contexts_NN2 (_PUL Karp_NP0 and_CJC Helgø_NP0 ,_PUN 2009_CRD )_PUR ._SENT 
Indeed_AV0 ,_PUN history_NN1 ,_PUN economics_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC climate_NN1 must_VM0 all_AV0 be_VBI noted_VVN when_CJS considering_VVG the_AT0 impact_NN1 of_PRF identity_NN1 on_PRP those_DT0 who_PNQ do_VDB not_XX0 reflect_VVI or_CJC represent_VVI the_AT0 '_PUQ norms_NN2 '_PUQ associated_VVN with_PRP the_AT0 dominant_AJ0 culture_NN1 ._SENT What_DTQ is_VBZ clear_AJ0 ,_PUN according_VVG to_PRP Rutherford_NP0 (_PUL 1990_CRD )_PUR ,_PUN is_VBZ that_DT0 identity_NN1 often_AV0 only_AV0 becomes_VVZ an_AT0 issue_NN1 when_CJS it_PNP is_VBZ "_PUQ in_PRP crisis_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC when_CJS something_PNI assumed_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI fixed_AJ0 ,_PUN coherent_AJ0 and_CJC stable_AJ0 is_VBZ displaced_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 experience_NN1 of_PRF doubt_NN1 and_CJC uncertainty_NN1 ._SENT From_PRP this_DT0 angle_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 eagerness_NN1 to_TO0 talk_VVI about_PRP identity_NN1 is_VBZ symptomatic_AJ0 of_PRF the_AT0 postmodern_AJ0 predicament_NN1 of_PRF contemporary_AJ0 politics_NN1 "_PUQ (_PUL p._NN0 43_CRD )_PUR ._SENT As_CJS this_DT0 relates_VVZ to_PRP Black_AJ0 women_NN2 collectively_AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 very_AJ0 mention_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 word_NN1 "_PUQ identity_NN1 "_PUQ ,_PUN because_CJS it_PNP is_VBZ so_AV0 non-traditional_AJ0 and_CJC ambiguous_AJ0 ,_PUN tends_VVZ to_TO0 bring_VVI and_CJC heighten_VVI attention_NN1 to_PRP other_AJ0 terms_NN2 such_DT0 as_PRP "_PUQ identity_NN1 crisis_NN1 "_PUQ and_CJC "_PUQ identity_NN1 politics_NN1 "_PUQ (_PUL Rutherford_NP0 ,_PUN 1990_CRD )_PUR ._SENT 
Though_CJS the_AT0 origins_NN2 of_PRF intersectionality_NN1 stretch_VVB back_AVP to_PRP sociopolitical_AJ0 movements_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 1960s_CRD and_CJC 1970s_CRD ,_PUN Crenshaw_NP0 (_PUL 1989_CRD )_PUR is_VBZ credited_VVN as_PRP the_AT0 creator_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 framework_NN1 known_VVN as_PRP "_PUQ intersectionality_NN1 "_PUQ ._SENT Inspired_VVN by_PRP critical_AJ0 race_NN1 theory_NN1 (_PUL CRT_NP0 )_PUR and_CJC Black_AJ0 feminism_NN1 ,_PUN this_DT0 seminal_AJ0 frame_NN1 aimed_VVN to_TO0 explain_VVI the_AT0 multiple_AJ0 factors_NN2 that_CJT shape_VVB and_CJC perpetuate_VVB social_AJ0 inequities_NN2 ._SENT According_VVG to_PRP Crenshaw_NP0 (_PUL 1989_CRD ,_PUN 2005_CRD )_PUR ,_PUN intersectionality_NN1 contextualizes_VVZ and_CJC allows_VVZ for_PRP a_AT0 mapping_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 ways_NN2 in_PRP which_DTQ race_NN1 intersects_VVZ with_PRP gender_NN1 ,_PUN ethnicity_NN1 ,_PUN nationality_NN1 ,_PUN language_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC other_AJ0 key_AJ0 categories_NN2 connected_VVN to_PRP social_AJ0 existence_NN1 ,_PUN (_PUL in_PRP )_PUR equalities_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC (_PUL in_PRP )_PUR equities_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 intersectional_AJ0 experience_NN1 is_VBZ complex_AJ0 ,_PUN interminable_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC overlapping_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC these_DT0 interrelated_AJ0 elements_NN2 ,_PUN over_PRP the_AT0 course_NN1 of_PRF a_AT0 lifetime_NN1 ,_PUN serve_VVB to_TO0 shape_VVI a_AT0 person_NN1 's_POS life-course_NN1 ._SENT Further_AV0 ,_PUN Crenshaw_NP0 maintains_VVZ that_CJT intersectionality_NN1 is_VBZ much_AV0 more_AV0 than_CJS a_AT0 concept_NN1 ,_PUN notion_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC buzzword_NN1 ;_PUN rather_AV0 ,_PUN it_PNP should_VM0 be_VBI viewed_VVN as_PRP an_AT0 avenue_NN1 for_PRP change_NN1 ,_PUN beginning_VVG with_PRP a_AT0 commitment_NN1 to_PRP understanding_VVG the_AT0 intricacies_NN2 embedded_VVN within_PRP this_DT0 lived_VVD experience_NN1 ._SENT 
Delgado_NP0 and_CJC Stefancic_NP0 (_PUL 2012_CRD )_PUR state_NN1 that_CJT "_PUQ intersectionality_NN1 means_VVZ the_AT0 examination_NN1 of_PRF race_NN1 ,_PUN sex_NN1 ,_PUN class_NN1 ,_PUN national_AJ0 origin_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC sexual_AJ0 orientation_NN1 and_CJC how_AVQ their_DPS combinations_NN2 play_VVB out_AVP in_PRP various_AJ0 settings_NN2 "_PUQ (_PUL p._NN0 51_CRD )_PUR ._SENT Intersectionality_NN1 holds_VVZ that_CJT the_AT0 roots_NN2 of_PRF societal_AJ0 oppression_NN1 ,_PUN i.e._AV0 ,_PUN racism_NN1 ,_PUN sexism_NN1 ,_PUN homophobia_NN1 ,_PUN bigotry_NN1 ,_PUN etc._AV0 ,_PUN do_VDB not_XX0 act_VVI independently_AV0 of_PRF one_CRD another_DT0 ._SENT Rather_AV0 ,_PUN as_CJS Crichlow_NP0 (_PUL 2015_CRD )_PUR contends_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ these_DT0 forms_NN2 of_PRF oppression_NN1 interrelate_NN1 ,_PUN are_VBB tied_VVN to_PRP each_DT0 or_CJC are_VBB connected_VVN to_PRP each_DT0 other_NN1 creating_VVG a_AT0 system_NN1 or_CJC faces_NN2 of_PRF oppression_NN1 that_CJT reflects_VVZ the_AT0 '_PUQ intersection_NN1 '_PUQ of_PRF multiple_AJ0 forms_NN2 of_PRF discrimination_NN1 "_PUQ (_PUL p._NN0 188_CRD )_PUR ._SENT It_PNP is_VBZ the_AT0 premise_NN1 of_PRF intersectionality_NN1 that_CJT people_NN0 live_VVB layered_AJ0 identities_NN2 ,_PUN derived_VVN from_PRP social_AJ0 relations_NN2 ,_PUN history_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 operation_NN1 of_PRF structured_AJ0 power_NN1 ._SENT Moreover_AV0 ,_PUN intersectionality_NN1 has_VHZ now_AV0 become_VVN part_NN1 of_PRF policy_NN1 initiatives_NN2 ,_PUN which_DTQ have_VHB begun_VVN to_TO0 recognize_VVI multiple_AJ0 intersecting_AJ0 inequalities_NN2 (_PUL Anthias_NP0 ,_PUN 2013_CRD )_PUR ._SENT In_PRP other_AJ0 words_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ people_NN0 are_VBB members_NN2 of_PRF more_AV0 than_CJS one_CRD category_NN1 or_CJC social_AJ0 group_NN1 and_CJC can_VM0 simultaneously_AV0 experience_VVI advantages_NN2 and_CJC disadvantages_NN2 related_VVN to_PRP those_DT0 different_AJ0 social_AJ0 groups_NN2 "_PUQ (_PUL Richardson_NP0 and_CJC Loubier_NP0 ,_PUN 2008_CRD :_PUN 143_CRD )_PUR ._SENT 
Race-gender_NN1 intersectionality_NN1 and_CJC educational_AJ0 leadership_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 United_NP0 States_NP0 
A_AT0 growing_AJ0 number_NN1 of_PRF scholars_NN2 ,_PUN including_PRP Eubanks_NP0 et_NP0 al._NP0 (_PUL 2012_CRD )_PUR ,_PUN have_VHB called_VVN for_PRP more_DT0 studies_NN2 about_PRP leadership_NN1 identities_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 impact_NN1 of_PRF identity_NN1 on_PRP individual_AJ0 differences_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC how_AVQ leaders_NN2 progress_VVB from_PRP one_CRD identity_NN1 stage_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 next_ORD ._SENT Understanding_VVG the_AT0 relationship_NN1 between_PRP identity_NN1 and_CJC leadership_NN1 can_VM0 help_VVI build_VVI the_AT0 knowledge_NN1 on_PRP individuals_NN2 '_POS development_NN1 and_CJC future_NN1 behaviors_NN2 as_PRP leaders_NN2 (_PUL Murphy_NP0 ,_PUN 1999_CRD )_PUR ._SENT Exploring_VVG the_AT0 contextual_AJ0 and_CJC intersecting_AJ0 variables_NN2 surrounding_VVG identity_NN1 is_VBZ fundamental_AJ0 to_PRP explaining_VVG how_AVQ leaders_NN2 construct_VVB ,_PUN develop_VVB ,_PUN and_CJC execute_VVB their_DPS own_DT0 identities_NN2 (_PUL Eubanks_NP0 et_NP0 al._NP0 ,_PUN 2012_CRD )_PUR ._SENT Moreover_AV0 ,_PUN according_VVG to_PRP Lord_NP0 and_CJC Hall_NP0 (_PUL 2003_CRD )_PUR ,_PUN this_DT0 exploration_NN1 is_VBZ by_PRP extension_NN1 ,_PUN fundamental_AJ0 to_PRP understanding_VVG effective_AJ0 leadership_NN1 in_PRP this_DT0 unique_AJ0 context_NN1 ._SENT 
In_PRP their_DPS critical_AJ0 review_NN1 of_PRF race_NN1 and_CJC ethnicity_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 leadership_NN1 literature_NN1 ,_PUN Ospina_NP0 and_CJC Foldy_NP0 (_PUL 2009_CRD )_PUR determined_VVD that_CJT "_PUQ insights_NN2 about_PRP the_AT0 leadership_NN1 experience_NN1 of_PRF people_NN0 of_PRF color_NN1 from_PRP context-rich_AJ0 research_NN1 within_PRP education_NN1 ,_PUN communications_NN2 and_CJC Black_AJ0 studies_NN2 remain_VVB marginal_AJ0 in_PRP the_AT0 field_NN1 "_PUQ (_PUL p._NN0 876_CRD )_PUR ._SENT Lord_NP0 and_CJC Hall_NP0 (_PUL 2003_CRD )_PUR note_VVB that_CJT for_PRP Black_AJ0 women_NN2 in_PRP and_CJC en_NP0 route_NN1 to_PRP positions_NN2 in_PRP educational_AJ0 leadership_NN1 ,_PUN progress_NN1 begins_VVZ by_PRP recognizing_VVG that_CJT "_PUQ leadership_NN1 ,_PUN identity_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC social_AJ0 power_NN1 are_VBB dynamically_AV0 intertwined_VVN in_PRP a_AT0 process_NN1 that_CJT unfolds_VVZ as_PRP group_NN1 members_NN2 interact_VVB and_CJC establish_VVB a_AT0 status_NN1 structure_NN1 "_PUQ (_PUL p._NN0 48_CRD )_PUR ._SENT The_AT0 work_NN1 entrenched_VVN in_PRP "_PUQ building_NN1 bridges_NN2 from_PRP the_AT0 margins_NN2 "_PUQ (_PUL Ospina_NP0 and_CJC Foldy_NP0 ,_PUN 2010_CRD :_PUN 292_CRD )_PUR involves_VVZ the_AT0 furtherance_NN1 of_PRF research_NN1 centered_VVN on_PRP the_AT0 underlying_AJ0 roles_NN2 that_DT0 race_NN1 and_CJC gender_NN1 play_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 development_NN1 of_PRF non-archetypical_AJ0 leaders_NN2 ._SENT Moving_VVG to_TO0 increase_VVI diversity_NN1 and_CJC expand_VVB representation_NN1 in_PRP leadership_NN1 requires_VVZ a_AT0 rethinking_NN1 and_CJC reframing_NN1 of_PRF intersectionality_NN1 (_PUL Cho_NP0 et_NP0 al._NP0 ,_PUN 2017_CRD ;_PUN Nash_NP0 ,_PUN 2008_CRD )_PUR as_CJS it_PNP is_VBZ applicable_AJ0 within_PRP the_AT0 realm_NN1 of_PRF leadership_NN1 ._SENT Thus_AV0 ,_PUN this_DT0 article_NN1 seeks_VVZ to_PRP further_AJC conversations_NN2 around_PRP the_AT0 ways_NN2 in_PRP which_DTQ the_AT0 intersecting_AJ0 elements_NN2 ,_PUN race_NN1 and_CJC gender_NN1 ,_PUN are_VBB manifested_VVN within_PRP the_AT0 context_NN1 of_PRF US-based_AJ0 educational_AJ0 leadership_NN1 ._SENT 
In_PRP light_NN1 of_PRF this_DT0 ,_PUN the_AT0 current_AJ0 study_NN1 examined_VVD the_AT0 intersecting_AJ0 identities_NN2 and_CJC vicarious_AJ0 experiences_NN2 of_PRF four_CRD Black_AJ0 women_NN2 ,_PUN all_DT0 purposefully_AV0 selected_AJ0 because_CJS they_PNP hold_VVB some_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 highest_AJS positions_NN2 of_PRF leadership_NN1 within_PRP the_AT0 US_NP0 educational_AJ0 sphere_NN1 ._SENT This_DT0 work_NN1 was_VBD framed_VVN by_PRP the_AT0 following_AJ0 research_NN1 question_NN1 :_PUN 
How_AVQ have_VHB the_AT0 racial_AJ0 and_CJC gender_NN1 identities_NN2 of_PRF Black_AJ0 women_NN2 informed_VVD their_DPS educational_AJ0 and_CJC professional_AJ0 experiences_NN2 in_PRP and_CJC on_PRP the_AT0 path_NN1 to_PRP leadership_NN1 ?_SENT 
The_AT0 information_NN1 gathered_VVD here_AV0 provides_VVZ evidence_NN1 for_PRP a_AT0 greater_AJC understanding_NN1 of_PRF how_AVQ historic_AJ0 events_NN2 have_VHB and_CJC continue_VVB to_PRP impact_NN1 Black_AJ0 women_NN2 's_VBZ educational_AJ0 and_CJC leadership_NN1 trajectories_NN2 (_PUL Orbe_NP0 ,_PUN 2000_CRD ;_PUN Ortiz_NP0 ,_PUN 1982_CRD )_PUR ._SENT Moreover_AV0 ,_PUN understanding_VVG fundamental_AJ0 ,_PUN chronological_AJ0 occurrences_NN2 for_PRP Black_AJ0 women_NN2 in_PRP educational_AJ0 leadership_NN1 allows_VVZ researchers_NN2 to_TO0 identify_VVI the_AT0 factors_NN2 connected_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 current_AJ0 gap_NN1 in_PRP representation_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 effort_NN1 to_TO0 bring_VVI it_PNP to_PRP a_AT0 close_NN1 ._SENT For_PRP this_DT0 reason_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 careful_AJ0 examination_NN1 of_PRF key_AJ0 historical_AJ0 hindrances_NN2 (_PUL e.g._AV0 ,_PUN race_NN1 ,_PUN gender_NN1 )_PUR that_CJT have_VHB impacted_VVN Black_AJ0 women_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 academic_AJ0 arena_NN1 is_VBZ required_VVN ._SENT It_PNP is_VBZ against_PRP this_DT0 backdrop_NN1 —_PUN confronting_VVG matters_NN2 of_PRF ambiguity_NN1 ,_PUN complexity_NN1 ,_PUN context_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC relevance_NN1 —_PUN that_CJT this_DT0 work_NN1 ,_PUN utilizing_VVG hermeneutic_AJ0 phenomenology_NN1 as_PRP its_DPS methodology_NN1 ,_PUN was_VBD designed_VVN and_CJC implemented_VVN ._SENT 
The_AT0 current_AJ0 study_NN1 :_PUN A_AT0 phenomenological_AJ0 design_NN1 
Taking_VVG these_DT0 considerations_NN2 into_PRP account_NN1 ,_PUN how_AVQ can_VM0 educational_AJ0 institutions_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 US_NP0 mobilize_VVB to_TO0 increase_VVI the_AT0 number_NN1 of_PRF Black_AJ0 women_NN2 in_PRP leadership_NN1 positions_NN2 ?_SENT Again_AV0 ,_PUN an_AT0 understanding_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 undertones_NN2 relevant_AJ0 to_PRP all_DT0 aspects_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 organizational_AJ0 system_NN1 ,_PUN e.g._AV0 ,_PUN the_AT0 continued_AJ0 problem_NN1 of_PRF inequity_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 post-President_AJ0 Barack_NP0 Obama_NP0 era_NN1 ,_PUN is_VBZ essential_AJ0 (_PUL Bogotch_NP0 et_NP0 al._NP0 ,_PUN 2017_CRD ;_PUN Lewandowsky_NP0 et_NP0 al._NP0 ,_PUN 2017_CRD ;_PUN Wise_NP0 ,_PUN 2009_CRD )_PUR ._SENT Esposito_NP0 and_CJC Finley_NP0 (_PUL 2009_CRD )_PUR ,_PUN in_PRP "_PUQ Barack_NP0 Obama_NP0 ,_PUN racial_AJ0 progress_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 future_NN1 of_PRF race_NN1 relations_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 United_NP0 States_NP0 "_PUQ ,_PUN note_VVB the_AT0 following_AJ0 :_PUN 
A_AT0 plethora_NN1 of_PRF articles_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 mainstream_AJ0 press_NN1 describe_VVB Barack_NP0 Obama_NP0 's_POS presidential_AJ0 election_NN1 as_PRP a_AT0 clear_AJ0 sign_NN1 of_PRF racial_AJ0 progress_NN1 ._SENT While_CJS this_DT0 optimism_NN1 is_VBZ ,_PUN in_PRP many_DT0 respects_NN2 ,_PUN well_AV0 justified_VVN ,_PUN we_PNP suggest_VVB that_CJT many_DT0 of_PRF these_DT0 discussions_NN2 ,_PUN although_CJS typically_AV0 well_AV0 intended_VVN ,_PUN point_NN1 to_PRP a_AT0 type_NN1 of_PRF racial_AJ0 progress_NN1 that_CJT operates_VVZ within_PRP the_AT0 prevailing_AJ0 racial_AJ0 status_NN1 quo_NN1 by_PRP conflating_VVG racial_AJ0 equity_NN1 with_PRP color_NN1 blindness_NN1 ,_PUN racial_AJ0 tolerance_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC what_DTQ Tim_NP0 Wise_NP0 has_VHZ recently_AV0 termed_VVN "_PUQ enlightened_AJ0 exceptionalism_NN1 "_PUQ ._SENT (_PUL p._NN0 164_CRD )_PUR 
The_AT0 authors_NN2 further_AV0 argue_VVB that_CJT "_PUQ framing_VVG racial_AJ0 progress_NN1 in_PRP this_DT0 manner_NN1 obscures_VVZ the_AT0 structural_AJ0 character_NN1 of_PRF US_NP0 racism_NN1 and_CJC reinforces_VVZ the_AT0 reality_NN1 of_PRF White_AJ0 privilege_NN1 "_PUQ (_PUL Esposito_NP0 and_CJC Finley_NP0 ,_PUN 2009_CRD :_PUN 164_CRD )_PUR ._SENT This_DT0 acknowledgement_NN1 ,_PUN also_AV0 highlighted_VVN by_PRP Daguerre_NP0 (_PUL 2011_CRD )_PUR in_PRP "_PUQ US_NP0 social_AJ0 policy_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 21st_ORD Century_NN1 :_PUN The_AT0 difficulties_NN2 of_PRF comprehensive_AJ0 social_AJ0 reform_NN1 "_PUQ and_CJC Harris_NP0 and_CJC Lieberman_NP0 (_PUL 2013_CRD )_PUR in_PRP Beyond_PRP Discrimination_NN1 :_PUN Racial_AJ0 Inequality_NN1 in_PRP a_AT0 Post-Racist_AJ0 Era_NN1 ,_PUN serves_VVZ as_PRP a_AT0 necessary_AJ0 first_ORD step_NN1 toward_PRP developing_VVG large-scale_AJ0 ,_PUN organizational-level_AJ0 strategies_NN2 for_PRP lasting_AJ0 and_CJC impactful_AJ0 change_NN1 ._SENT 
Against_PRP this_DT0 backdrop_NN1 and_CJC considering_VVG the_AT0 numerous_AJ0 distinct_AJ0 classifications_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 phenomenology_NN1 (_PUL Behnke_NP0 et_NP0 al._NP0 ,_PUN 2013_CRD ;_PUN Moustakas_NP0 ,_PUN 1994_CRD ;_PUN Van_NP0 Manen_NP0 ,_PUN 1990_CRD )_PUR ,_PUN I_PNP embarked_VVD upon_PRP the_AT0 hermeneutic_AJ0 phenomenological_AJ0 route_NN1 (_PUL Heidegger_NP0 ,_PUN 1977_CRD ,_PUN 1996_CRD )_PUR ._SENT This_DT0 perspective_NN1 focuses_VVZ on_PRP interpreting_VVG the_AT0 structures_NN2 of_PRF experience_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC on_PRP how_AVQ things_NN2 are_VBB understood_VVN by_PRP people_NN0 who_PNQ live_VVB through_PRP these_DT0 experiences_NN2 and_CJC by_PRP those_DT0 who_PNQ study_VVB them_PNP (_PUL Byrne_NP0 ,_PUN 2001_CRD ;_PUN Carpenter_NP0 ,_PUN 2007_CRD ;_PUN Wojnar_NP0 and_CJC Swanson_NP0 ,_PUN 2007_CRD )_PUR ._SENT Hermeneutic_AJ0 phenomenology_NN1 is_VBZ widely_AV0 accepted_VVN as_PRP an_AT0 engaging_AJ0 process_NN1 where_AVQ the_AT0 orientation_NN1 towards_PRP the_AT0 phenomenon_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT0 matter_NN1 of_PRF central_AJ0 concern_NN1 and_CJC its_DPS reporting_NN1 rhetoric_NN1 demands_NN2 for_PRP a_AT0 unique_AJ0 richness_NN1 (_PUL Guba_NP0 and_CJC Lincoln_NP0 ,_PUN 1994_CRD ;_PUN Kafle_NP0 ,_PUN 2011_CRD )_PUR ._SENT Participants_NN2 are_VBB generally_AV0 asked_VVN to_TO0 describe_VVI ,_PUN in_PRP detail_NN1 ,_PUN their_DPS own_DT0 experience_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 topic_NN1 being_VBG investigated_VVN (_PUL Laverty_NP0 ,_PUN 2003_CRD )_PUR ._SENT Specific_AJ0 to_PRP hermeneutic_AJ0 phenomenology_NN1 ,_PUN this_DT0 depth_NN1 ,_PUN coupled_VVN with_PRP the_AT0 multiple_AJ0 stages_NN2 of_PRF interpretation_NN1 that_CJT allow_VVB patterns_NN2 to_TO0 emerge_VVI (_PUL Koch_NP0 ,_PUN 1995_CRD ,_PUN 1996_CRD )_PUR ,_PUN are_VBB critical_AJ0 to_PRP the_AT0 interpretive_AJ0 process_NN1 ._SENT 
Selection_NN1 of_PRF participants_NN2 
Phenomenologists_NN2 are_VBB interested_AJ0 in_PRP common_AJ0 features_NN2 of_PRF a_AT0 lived_VVN experience_NN1 ._SENT Although_CJS "_PUQ diverse_AJ0 samples_NN2 might_VM0 provide_VVI a_AT0 broader_AJC range_NN1 from_PRP which_DTQ to_TO0 distill_VVI the_AT0 essence_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 phenomenon_NN1 ,_PUN data_NN0 from_PRP only_AV0 a_AT0 few_DT0 individuals_NN2 who_PNQ have_VHB experienced_VVN the_AT0 phenomenon_NN1 —_PUN and_CJC who_PNQ can_VM0 provide_VVI a_AT0 detailed_AJ0 account_NN1 of_PRF their_DPS experience_NN1 "_PUQ (_PUL Starks_NP0 and_CJC Brown_NP0 Trinidad_NP0 ,_PUN 2007_CRD :_PUN 1375_CRD )_PUR are_VBB deemed_VVN sufficient_AJ0 to_TO0 uncover_VVI the_AT0 core_NN1 elements_NN2 of_PRF a_AT0 shared_AJ0 experience_NN1 ._SENT According_VVG to_PRP Behnke_NP0 et_NP0 al._NP0 (_PUL 2013_CRD )_PUR ,_PUN Moustakas_NP0 (_PUL 1994_CRD )_PUR ,_PUN Starks_NP0 and_CJC Brown_NP0 Trinidad_NP0 (_PUL 2007_CRD )_PUR ,_PUN Van_NP0 Manen_NP0 (_PUL 1990_CRD )_PUR and_CJC other_AJ0 phenomenologists_NN2 ,_PUN typical_AJ0 sample_NN1 sizes_NN2 for_PRP phenomenological_AJ0 studies_NN2 generally_AV0 range_VVB from_PRP 1_CRD to_PRP 10_CRD people_NN0 ._SENT In_PRP alignment_NN1 with_PRP this_DT0 ,_PUN and_CJC consistent_AJ0 with_PRP saturation_NN1 in_PRP qualitative_AJ0 research_NN1 ,_PUN four_CRD black_AJ0 women_NN2 educational_AJ0 leaders_NN2 were_VBD invited_VVN to_TO0 participate_VVI in_PRP this_DT0 study_NN1 ._SENT These_DT0 women_NN2 hold_VVB the_AT0 following_AJ0 titles_NN2 :_PUN district-level_AJ0 executive_NN1 (_PUL 1_CRD )_PUR ,_PUN program_NN1 director_NN1 (_PUL 2_CRD )_PUR ,_PUN and_CJC CEO_NN1 of_PRF two_CRD Limited_AJ0 Liability_NN1 Companies_NN2 (_PUL LLCs_NP0 )_PUR (_PUL 1_CRD )_PUR ,_PUN and_CJC each_DT0 contributor_NN1 has_VHZ a_AT0 minimum_NN1 of_PRF 15_CRD years_NN2 of_PRF experience_NN1 in_PRP her_DPS respective_AJ0 leadership_NN1 role_NN1 (_PUL s_ZZ0 )_PUR ._SENT 
Maintaining_VVG respondent_NN1 confidentiality_NN1 while_CJS presenting_VVG thorough_AJ0 ,_PUN comprehensive_AJ0 accounts_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 lived_VVN experience_NN1 remains_VVZ a_AT0 challenge_NN1 for_PRP qualitative_AJ0 researchers_NN2 ._SENT For_PRP this_DT0 reason_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC in_PRP the_AT0 interest_NN1 of_PRF protecting_VVG the_AT0 identity_NN1 of_PRF study_NN1 contributors_NN2 ,_PUN their_DPS full_AJ0 names_NN2 have_VHB been_VBN replaced_VVN with_PRP pseudonyms_NN2 (_PUL see_VVB Table_NN1 1_CRD )_PUR ._SENT 
Participants_NN2 were_VBD selected_VVN because_CJS they_PNP all_DT0 possess_VVB a_AT0 plethora_NN1 of_PRF experiences_NN2 directly_AV0 relevant_AJ0 to_PRP leadership_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 educational_AJ0 realm_NN1 ._SENT Additionally_AV0 ,_PUN they_PNP represent_VVB an_AT0 array_NN1 of_PRF locations_NN2 within_PRP the_AT0 US_NP0 (_PUL every_AT0 contributor_NN1 has_VHZ senior-level_AJ0 leadership_NN1 experience_NN1 in_PRP at_PRP least_AV0 two_CRD of_PRF each_DT0 of_PRF the_AT0 following_AJ0 regions_NN2 :_PUN Northeast_NN1 ,_PUN Southeast_NN1 ,_PUN Northwest_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC Southwest_NN1 US_NP0 )_PUR ,_PUN a_AT0 vast_AJ0 collection_NN1 of_PRF knowledge_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 substantial_AJ0 educational_AJ0 leadership_NN1 base_NN1 spanning_VVG grades_NN2 K-20_CRD (_PUL primary_AJ0 through_PRP graduate_NN1 school_NN1 )_PUR ._SENT They_PNP were_VBD all_AV0 personally_AV0 contacted_VVN as_PRP exclusive_AJ0 members_NN2 of_PRF this_DT0 sample_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC all_DT0 four_CRD readily_AV0 accepted_VVD the_AT0 invitation_NN1 to_TO0 participate_VVI in_PRP this_DT0 work_NN1 ._SENT 
Data_NN0 collection_NN1 and_CJC analysis_NN1 
Data_NN0 were_VBD primarily_AV0 collected_VVN from_PRP face-to-face_AJ0 interviews_NN2 (_PUL Guba_NP0 and_CJC Lincoln_NP0 ,_PUN 1982_CRD ;_PUN Wolcott_NP0 ,_PUN 2005_CRD ;_PUN Yin_NP0 ,_PUN 2003_CRD )_PUR ._SENT Supplemental_AJ0 data_NN0 were_VBD retrieved_VVN from_PRP artifacts_NN2 and_CJC media-based_AJ0 sources_NN2 of_PRF information_NN1 (_PUL Schwandt_NP0 ,_PUN 2014_CRD )_PUR ._SENT Three_CRD 60-minute_AJ0 rounds_NN2 of_PRF interviews_NN2 per_PRP person_NN1 were_VBD deemed_VVN necessary_AJ0 to_TO0 explore_VVI the_AT0 breadth_NN1 of_PRF each_DT0 person_NN1 's_VBZ personal_AJ0 ,_PUN educational_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC professional_AJ0 challenges_NN2 and_CJC successes_NN2 throughout_PRP their_DPS journeys_NN2 to_PRP their_DPS current_AJ0 roles_NN2 as_PRP educational_AJ0 leaders_NN2 ._SENT Each_DT0 participant_NN1 engaged_VVN in_PRP three_CRD sessions_NN2 ,_PUN resulting_VVG in_PRP a_AT0 total_NN1 of_PRF 12_CRD interview_NN1 hours_NN2 (_PUL see_VVB Table_NN1 2_CRD )_PUR ._SENT 
In_PRP addition_NN1 to_PRP these_DT0 12_CRD sessions_NN2 ,_PUN another_DT0 100_CRD hours_NN2 was_VBD spent_VVN transcribing_VVG and_CJC collating_VVG all_DT0 interviews_NN2 ._SENT The_AT0 goal_NN1 of_PRF employing_VVG a_AT0 thorough_AJ0 ,_PUN intensive_AJ0 three-part_AJ0 interview_NN1 process_NN1 was_VBD to_TO0 decrease_VVI the_AT0 weaknesses_NN2 of_PRF basing_VVG findings_NN2 on_PRP any_DT0 one_CRD individual_AJ0 occurrence_NN1 ,_PUN thereby_AV0 strengthening_VVG the_AT0 overall_AJ0 outcome_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 study_NN1 (_PUL Denzin_NP0 and_CJC Lincoln_NP0 ,_PUN 2008_CRD )_PUR ._SENT 
During_PRP the_AT0 first_ORD round_NN1 ,_PUN participants_NN2 were_VBD asked_VVN to_TO0 share_VVI their_DPS background_NN1 and_CJC general_AJ0 life_NN1 experiences_NN2 ,_PUN highlighting_VVG the_AT0 elements_NN2 that_CJT set_VVB their_DPS lives_NN2 apart_AV0 from_PRP the_AT0 very_AJ0 beginning_NN1 ._SENT Round_PRP two_CRD included_VVD documentation_NN1 of_PRF contributors_NN2 '_POS successes_NN2 and_CJC barriers_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 complexities_NN2 specific_AJ0 to_PRP their_DPS leadership_NN1 paths_NN2 and_CJC roles_NN2 ._SENT Round_PRP three_CRD served_VVD to_TO0 bridge_VVI all_DT0 connected_AJ0 ,_PUN contextual_AJ0 factors_NN2 including_PRP but_CJC not_XX0 limited_VVN to_PRP :_PUN differing_AJ0 regional_AJ0 locations_NN2 ,_PUN varied_AJ0 perspectives_NN2 ,_PUN work-life_AJ0 balance_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC participants_NN2 '_POS successful_AJ0 navigation_NN1 of_PRF new_AJ0 terrain_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP total_NN1 ,_PUN this_DT0 series_NN0 of_PRF conversations_NN2 uncovered_VVD the_AT0 plethora_NN1 of_PRF "_PUQ then-and-now_AJ0 "_PUQ decisions_NN2 that_CJT were_VBD relevant_AJ0 to_PRP their_DPS journeys_NN2 as_PRP Black_AJ0 women-turned-professionals-turned-leaders_NN2 ._SENT 
Pertinent_AJ0 ,_PUN in_PRP this_DT0 regard_NN1 ,_PUN were_VBD participants_NN2 '_POS unique_AJ0 successes_NN2 and_CJC barriers_NN2 as_CJS they_PNP journeyed_VVD on_PRP their_DPS respective_AJ0 paths_NN2 into_PRP the_AT0 educational_AJ0 leadership_NN1 sphere_NN1 ._SENT Contributors_NN2 were_VBD asked_VVN ,_PUN during_PRP the_AT0 final_AJ0 round_NN1 of_PRF interviews_NN2 ,_PUN to_TO0 share_VVI the_AT0 lessons_NN2 and_CJC tools_NN2 they_PNP learned_VVD and_CJC acquired_VVD along_AVP the_AT0 way_NN1 ._SENT In_PRP addition_NN1 ,_PUN they_PNP were_VBD called_VVN upon_PRP to_TO0 share_VVI their_DPS own_DT0 advice_NN1 ,_PUN strategies_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC tools_NN2 for_PRP other_AJ0 burgeoning_AJ0 leaders_NN2 —_PUN Black_AJ0 women_NN2 in_PRP particular_AJ0 —_PUN seeking_VVG to_TO0 carve_VVI their_DPS own_DT0 niches_NN2 towards_PRP top-tier_AJ0 leadership_NN1 in_PRP education_NN1 ._SENT 
