woman of color
noun
plural women of color
: a woman whose skin pigmentation is other than and especially darker than what is considered characteristic of people typically defined as white (see white entry 1 sense 2a) : a woman who is of a race (see race entry 1 sense 1a) other than white or who is of mixed race
… Sen. Kamala Harris of California, will become the first woman of color to accept a major party's vice presidential nomination on Wednesday.—
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Steve PeoplesIn reality the 19th Amendment failed to enfranchise thousands of American women of color—Black, Asian, Latina and Native American.—Anna Bloom
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Ermiya Fanaeian, a transgender woman of color and formerly a diversity director at the University of Utah, founded AQSLC after parting ways with the Pink Pistols, an LGBT organization advocating in support of firearm safety and bearing arms as a means of self-defense.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
In his new concept, Metropolis, located at the World Trade Center campus, his team is made up entirely of women of color in leadership roles.
—Janee Bolden, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
According to McKinsey’s 2023 Women in the Workplace report, for every 100 men promoted to manager, only 87 women are promoted, and the gap is even wider for women of color.
—Alain Hunkins, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Charles is also the founder of a creative collective, Future of Creatives, which is focused on amplifying women of color and other underrepresented creators.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
In his new concept, Metropolis, located at the World Trade Center campus, his team is made up entirely of women of color in leadership roles.
—Janee Bolden, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
According to McKinsey’s 2023 Women in the Workplace report, for every 100 men promoted to manager, only 87 women are promoted, and the gap is even wider for women of color.
—Alain Hunkins, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Charles is also the founder of a creative collective, Future of Creatives, which is focused on amplifying women of color and other underrepresented creators.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Woman of color.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woman%20of%20color. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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