Challenges Women Encounter in Law Enforcement
- Eighty-three percent of the black women see themselves as black women and unique and half of them believe they are discriminated against on the basis of race.
- Black women feel they have to demand respect while white women are put on pedestals.
- Black women report verbal racial insults.
- Black women say they have more trouble with racial discrimination from the cops than from the public.
- Black women report that their bosses do not send white women into high crime areas.
- Women are often seen as "too soft" while men are viewed more aggressively
- Balancing work and family
- Sexual Harassment
- Gender Discrimination
- Negative attitudes from male colleagues
- Physical Ability
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