Patriarchy In Prison: Exploring The Challenges Facing Incarcerated Women.
Amanda Magnus & Frank Stasio
Rebecca Epstein shares her research into how the perception that black girls are more adult-like and less innocent than their white counterparts could...
Georgetown Law’s New Study Sheds Light on African American Women Affected by Adultification Bias.
After a 2017 Girlhood Interrupted study that revealed adults view black girls as more adult-like, Georgetown Law conducted a follow-up study that finds...
Study: Black Girls Feel the Impact of ‘Adultification,’ Especially in School.
Tracy Clark-Flory
dultification,” was first documented two years ago by researchers at Georgetown Law’s Center on Poverty and Inequality. Now, a followup study reveals that,...
Adults Are Failing Black Girls By Believing This Harmful Bias, According To New Research.
Michelle Stein
A new study from Georgetown Law’s Center on Poverty and Inequality has found that black girls regularly experience something called adultification bias. In...
Pushed out and punished: One woman’s story shows how systems are failing black girls
Monica Rhor
African American girls don’t misbehave more or commit more serious infractions, experts say, yet they often receive more severe penalties for the same...