Adia Harvey Wingfield facts for kids

Adia Harvey Wingfield is a well-known professor of sociology. She teaches at Washington University in St. Louis. In 2018, she was the President of Sociologists for Women in Society. She has written several books and many articles for important journals. Her work often explores how race and gender affect people in their jobs. She has also given talks about her research all over the world.

About Adia Harvey Wingfield

Adia Harvey Wingfield is a Professor of Sociology. She also works as a Faculty Fellow at Washington University in St. Louis. Her research looks at how race and gender can create unfair situations in professional jobs. She is especially interested in the challenges faced by Black men in workplaces where they are a small group.

She went to Spelman College for her first degree, where she studied English. Later, she earned her master's and Ph.D. degrees in sociology from Johns Hopkins University.

After finishing her Ph.D., she became a professor at Hollins University from 2004 to 2006. In 2006, she joined the sociology department at Georgia State University. She worked there as an assistant professor until 2012. In 2011, she was a visiting professor in Tokyo, Japan, at Rikkyo University. In 2012, she became an associate professor at Georgia State. In 2015, Professor Wingfield moved to St. Louis. She helped restart the sociology department at Washington University in St. Louis. She worked with other scholars like David Cunningham and Jake Rosenfeld to build the department.

Her Leadership Roles

In 2018, Professor Wingfield was the President of Sociologists for Women in Society. This is a national group that supports research and teaching about women's issues in sociology.

She also led the Southern Sociological Society as its President from 2020 to 2021.

She is a founding member of the Sociology Action Network Advisory Board. From 2018 to 2020, she was part of the program committee for the American Sociological Association.

Books She Has Written

Professor Wingfield has written many important books:

• Flatlining: Race, Work, and Health Care in the New Economy (2019). This book looks at Black healthcare workers. It shows the unfair treatment they can face in their jobs.
• No More Invisible Man: Race and Gender in Men's Work (2013). This book explores the unique experiences of Black men. It focuses on those who work in jobs mostly done by white men. Examples include lawyers, doctors, and engineers.
• Yes We Can? White Racial Framing and the Obama Presidency, 2nd edition (2012). Written with Joe Feagin, this book studies Barack Obama's presidency. It also looks at his second election campaign.
• Changing Times for Black Professionals (2011). This book examines the challenges and problems faced by Black professional workers in the United States.
• Yes We Can? White Racial Framing and the 2008 Presidential Campaign (2009). Also with Joe Feagin, this book was one of the first to study Obama's historic 2008 campaign. It talks about how some people thought America was "post-racial" after his election.
• Doing Business with Beauty: Black Women, Hair Salons, and the Racial Enclave Economy (2008). This book explores how Black working-class women use their own businesses, like hair salons, to improve their lives. It shows how they create businesses that meet the special needs of Black women.

Her Featured Work

Professor Wingfield writes for many well-known publications. These include Harvard Business Review, Slate, The Atlantic, Fortune, and Inside Higher Ed. She has also been quoted on NPR and in major newspapers. Some of these include The New York Times, The Guardian, and the Christian Science Monitor.

In 2009, she wrote an important article called "Racializing the Glass Escalator: Reconsidering Men's Experiences with Women's Work." It was published in the journal Gender & Society. This article looked at a term called the "glass escalator." This term usually describes how men in female-dominated jobs move up quickly. Professor Wingfield's article added a new idea: how race changes this experience. Her article is very often used and praised by other researchers.

Awards She Has Received

Professor Wingfield has won many awards for her important work:

• 2019 "C. Wright Mills Award" for her book Flatlining: Race, Work, and Health Care in the New Economy.
• 2018 "Public Understanding of Sociology Award" from the American Sociological Association.
• 2014 "Distinguished Book Award in Race, Gender, and Class Section" from the American Sociological Association for No More Invisible Man: Race and Gender in Men's Work.
• 2013 "Richard A. Lester Award for Outstanding Book in Labor Economics and Industrial Relations" from Princeton University for No More Invisible Man: Race and Gender in Men's Work.
• 2013 "Emerging Scholar, Diverse" from Issues in Higher Education.
• 2012 "Distinguished Early Career Award in Section on Racial and Ethnic Minorities" from the American Sociological Association.
• 2010 "Outstanding Author Contribution" from the Emerald Literati Awards for Excellence.
• 2010 "Distinguished Article Award in Race, Gender, and Class Section" from the American Sociological Association for her 2009 article, "Racializing the Glass Escalator: Reconsidering Men's Experiences with Women's Work".
• 2010 Guest of Honor, "Celebrating Faculty Excellence" from Georgia State University.
• 2010 "Outstanding Junior Faculty Award, College of Arts and Sciences" from Georgia State University.

Her Family Life

Adia Wingfield's father, William B. Harvey, was also a professor. Her mother was a teacher for students from kindergarten to 12th grade.