Because white men, white women, and black men don't report feeling slighted when it
comes to respect and instrumental support, they build much more robust relationships with their primary
mentors than women of
color do, giving them an advantage
in career advancement, Ray said.
Coming out of undergrad at Connecticut College, where I got a dual degree
in art history and French, and then finishing grad school
in 1998 at NYU, where I concentrated on critical theory and American studies, I never imagined having the opportunity to work with the
mentors I was fortunate enough to have
in the years that immediately followed — namely, Lowery Stokes Sims, Thelma Golden, Karin Higa, and Li - lan, all profoundly brilliant and creative women of
color.